The effect of mind power on HIV-1: a pilot study.

Introduction: Every human being has mind power, and it can directly affect our activities and behaviors. Furthermore, our minds can directly control our internal organs, tissues, and even cellular activity after we receive appropriate training.

Objective: This pilot study investigated how a person's mind power can directly influence the growth and infectivity of HIV type 1 (HIV-1) outside the human body.

A preliminary study of the effect of external qigong on lymphoma growth in mice.

Objective: To examine the effectiveness of external qigong on the in vivo growth of transplantable murine lymphoma cells in mice.

Background: Qigong is a traditional Chinese health practice that is believed by many to have special preventive and healing power. Underlying the system is the belief in the existence of a subtle energy (qi), which circulates throughout the body, and when strengthened or balanced, can improve health and ward off or slow the progress of disease.