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Mol Cancer
January 2025
Department of Gynecology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310009, People's Republic of China.
Cancer remains a formidable global health challenge, necessitating innovative therapeutic approaches to enhance treatment efficacy and reduce adverse effects. The traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), as an embodiment of ancient wisdom, has been validated to regulate the holistic human capacity against both internal and external "evils" in accordance with TCM principles. Therefore, it stands to reason to integrate TCM into current cancer therapy paradigms, such as chemotherapy, immunotherapy, and targeted therapy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Ovarian Res
January 2025
LongHua Hospital Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, No.725 Wanping South Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai, 200032, China.
Objective: To systematically evaluate the effectiveness of non-pharmacological interventions (NPIs), including electroacupuncture, exercise, diet, and lifestyle changes, in reducing androgen levels in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) through a systematic review and network meta-analysis.
Methods: Comprehensive searches were conducted in PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, CNKI, and Wanfang up to June 2024. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) comparing NPIs with other NPIs or placebo treatments in adult women with PCOS were included.
Biomed Eng Online
January 2025
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Sixth Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, No.6 of Fucheng Road, Haidian District, Beijing, 100853, China.
Objective: This study aims to investigate the monthly variation patterns of bioelectrical impedance (BEI) along 24 meridian pathways in healthy individuals.
Methods: A cohort of 684 healthy middle-aged participants from North China was enrolled between July 1, 2017, and September 5, 2020. BEI measurements were consistently recorded along the 24 meridian pathways over the study period.
J Oral Facial Pain Headache
March 2024
Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Dongzhimen Hospital Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, 100700 Beijing, China.
The purpose was to explore the spatial centrality of the whole brain functional network related to migraine and to investigate the potential functional hubs associated with migraine. 32 migraine patients and 55 healthy controls were recruited and they received resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging voluntarily. Voxel-wise Degree Centrality (DC) was measured across the whole brain, and group differences in DC were compared.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFZhongguo Zhen Jiu
January 2025
Second Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, First Affiliated Hospital of Heilongjiang University of CM, Harbin 150040.
Objective: To analyze the disease patterns and acupoint selection characteristics of acupuncture for epilepsy in ancient acupuncture texts, providing references and ideas for clinical acupuncture treatment of epilepsy.
Methods: Texts from the (5th edition) regarding acupuncture for epilepsy are reviewed. The frequency of acupoints, meridian association, distribution, specific points, corresponding epilepsy subtypes, and needling techniques are statistically analyzed.
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