Alterations in random event measures associated with a healing practice.

Objective: To determine whether alterations in random events, as measured by a Random event generator (REG), occur in association with a bioenergy healing practice.

Design And Setting: Two REGs were set up and run in parallel: one in a bioenergy healer's office and another at a local library as a control. Two multiday sets of data were collected in each setting.

External bioenergy increases intracellular free calcium concentration and reduces cellular response to heat stress.

Background: External bioenergy (energy emitted from the body) can influence a variety of biological activities. It has been shown to enhance immunity, promote normal cell proliferation, increase tumor cell death, and accelerate bone fracture recovery. In this study, we investigated whether external bioenergy could alter intracellular calcium concentration ([Ca2+]i, an important factor in signal transduction) and regulate the cellular response to heat stress in cultured human lymphoid Jurkat T cells.