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Polarization-Specific Macrophage-Derived Extracellular Vesicles: Molecular Cargo, Tumor Microenvironment Remodeling, and Therapeutic Opportunities.

Macrophage-derived extracellular vesicles function as polarization-dependent information carriers, with M1 EVs deliverin…

International journal of n…Read More →
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Deficiency of inducible nitric oxide synthase alleviates dermal fibrosis and inflammation in scleroderma.

Deficiency or pharmacological inhibition of inducible nitric oxide synthase significantly reduced skin fibrosis and infl…

International immunopharma…Read More →
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The practitioner research and collaboration Initiative (PRACI): Updated characteristics of the world's largest complementary medicine practice-based research network.

PRACI successfully recruited 922 complementary medicine practitioners across nine professions, creating the world's larg…

Complementary therapies in…Read More →
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Acupuncture for induction of labor in uncomplicated term pregnancies and the role of the acupoint selection: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Acupuncture for labor induction in uncomplicated term pregnancies showed no significant effect on spontaneous labor onse…

Acta obstetricia et gyneco…Read More →
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Bloodletting Acupuncture at Sifeng Points (EX-UE-10) for Regulating Th1/Th2 Balance in Pediatric Mycoplasma Pneumonia.

This protocol investigates whether bloodletting acupuncture at Sifeng points can modulate Th1/Th2 immune balance in chil…

Journal of visualized expe…Read More →
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Burden of 375 diseases and injuries, risk-attributable burden of 88 risk factors, and healthy life expectancy in 204 countries and territories, including 660 subnational locations, 1990-2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023.

Age-standardized rates for anxiety disorders increased 62.8% and depressive disorders increased 26.3% from 2010 to 2023,…

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Evaluation of the effect of acupuncture on weight loss in postpartum obese women: a study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

This study protocol will evaluate whether manual acupuncture combined with lifestyle guidance is more effective than sha…

Contemporary clinical tria…Read More →
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The effect of amphetamine-type stimulants on immune response in HIV-infected individuals: a retrospective cohort study.

HIV patients with amphetamine-type stimulant exposure showed significantly impaired immune reconstitution after two year…

Frontiers in immunologyRead More →
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Comparative effectiveness of different acupuncture therapies for perimenopausal syndrome: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.

Different acupuncture modalities demonstrated symptom-specific efficacy for perimenopausal syndrome, with moxibustion sh…

Frontiers in neurologyRead More →
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Cadonilimab plus chemotherapy compared to chemotherapy as first-line treatment for persistent, recurrent, or metastatic cervical cancer in China: a cost-effectiveness analysis.

Cadonilimab plus chemotherapy for metastatic cervical cancer was not cost-effective in China, with an incremental cost-e…

BMC health services resear…Read More →
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Integration of Transcriptome Profiling and Single-Cell Sequencing Analysis to Establish a CD8+ T Cell-Related Prognostic Model for Patients With NSCLC: From Assessment to Therapy.

A prognostic model based on three CD8+ T cell-related biomarkers (CD52, CD69, PLIN2) successfully stratifies NSCLC patie…

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Non-pharmaceutical Chinese Medical Therapies for Nausea and Vomiting of Pregnancy: An Umbrella Review of Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses of Randomized Controlled Trials.

Acupuncture significantly reduced pregnancy nausea and vomiting severity scores and increased negative urinary ketone bo…

Chinese journal of integra…Read More →

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