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Evidence-based studies and clinical research on acupuncture efficacy

Research StudyArthritis

From autoimmune inflammation to malignancy: causal genetic evidence for the RA-squamous cell lung cancer axis.

Rheumatoid arthritis specifically increases squamous cell lung cancer risk (OR=2.415) but not other lung cancer subtypes…

Arthritis research & t…Read More →
Research StudyOther

[Effects of Zhu Lian's type Ⅱ inhibition needling on cerebral angiogenesis in rats with ischemic stroke based on the Ang-1/Tie-2 pathway].

Zhu Lian's type II inhibition needling significantly improved neurological function and promoted cerebral angiogenesis i…

Zhen ci yan jiu = Acupunct…Read More →
Research StudyOther

Clinical evidence on acupuncture for symptom improvement in multiple sclerosis.

Acupuncture combined with conventional medicine significantly improved disability status and quality of life in multiple…

Complementary therapies in…Read More →
Research StudyElectroacupuncture

Effect of electroacupuncture on lncRNAs and mRNAs profiles of ischemic brain injury in middle cerebral artery occlusion rat model.

Electroacupuncture treatment significantly altered 602 lncRNAs and 180 mRNAs in stroke-affected rats, primarily reducing…

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Research StudyOther

GSDME-mediated pyroptosis in microglia exacerbates demyelination and neuroinflammation in multiple sclerosis: insights from humans and cuprizone-induced demyelination model mice.

Genetic knockout of GSDME in mice significantly reduced demyelination, improved motor function, and decreased neuroinfla…

Cell death and differentia…Read More →
Randomized Controlled TrialElectroacupuncture

Electroacupuncture Alleviates Brain Injury Through Vagus Nerve Activation and Gut Microbiota in a Rat Model of Ischemic Stroke.

Electroacupuncture at ST36 reduced stroke infarct size by 33% through vagus nerve activation that restored gut barrier f…

Journal of the American He…Read More →
Research StudyTCM General

Research Progress of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Adjuvant Treatment of Type 1 Diabetes.

Traditional Chinese medicine therapies including acupuncture and moxibustion demonstrate significant anti-diabetic effec…

Phytotherapy research : PT…Read More →
Meta-AnalysisOther

Meta-Analysis of Treatment Methods for Poststroke Cognitive Impairment: A Network Analysis of Various Interventions.

Acupuncture demonstrated significant efficacy for treating poststroke cognitive impairment, with Baduanjin exercise and …

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Research StudyMoxibustion

Metabolomics and network pharmacology revealing the transdermal moxibustion compounds and their therapeutic mechanisms for rheumatoid arthritis.

Three transdermal moxibustion compounds—Citral, α-Terpineol, and Borneol—were identified as targeting TNF-α to reduce rh…

Phytomedicine : internatio…Read More →
Research StudyOther

Mass spectrometry-based metabolomics in recurrent ischemic stroke: pathophysiological insights, treatment resistance, and synergistic therapies.

Mass spectrometry-based metabolomics reveals multiple core metabolic disruptions in recurrent ischemic stroke including …

European journal of medica…Read More →
Case StudyOther

Acupuncture for primary autoimmune cerebellar ataxia: A CARE-compliant case report with two-year follow-up.

Adjunctive acupuncture combined with immunomodulatory therapy reduced ataxia severity scores from 20 to 14 and improved …

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Research StudyOther

Acupuncture Modulates NMDAR-PP1/Calpain1-KCC2 Pathway to Ameliorate Spinal Hyperexcitability and Spastic Hemiplegia Induced by Ischemic Stroke.

Acupuncture significantly reduced post-stroke spastic hemiplegia by modulating the NMDAR-PP1/Calpain1-KCC2 pathway in sp…

Journal of integrative neu…Read More →

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