Tag: acupuncture and alzheimer
Memory Improvement in Senescent Prone Mice With Electroacupuncture
The mice treated with acupuncture were better able to navigate a water maze and had a lowering of brain inflammatory markers.This study looks at senescent prone mice and delivers acupuncture in a set prescription once a week for 8 weeks (not intensive, at only once a week). The set prescription (for acupuncturists) is K3, Bl23,…
Read More[Effect of electroacupuncture on learning-memory ability and expression of IL-1β, IL-6 and TNF-α in hippocampus and spleen in mice with Alzheimer’s disease
Ynag JY, Jiang J, Tian HL, Wang ZD, Ren JY, Liu H, Li ZG. [Effect of electroacupuncture on learning-memory ability and expression of IL-1β, IL-6 and TNF-α in hippocampus and spleen in mice with Alzheimer’s disease]. Zhen Ci Yan Jiu. 2021 May 25;46(5):353-61. Chinese. doi: 10.13702/j.1000-0607.200980. PMID: 34085456. Abstract in English, Chinese Objective: To explore…
Read MoreAcupuncture, FMRI, and Alzheimer's
Since Acupuncture has longevity as part of its purview, it is not surprising that we’re starting to see more evidence for it’s positive effects on aging. I am not an expert in fMRI, but it has become a “go to” biomarker for acupuncture’s effects. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24603951 full article here PLoS One. 2014 Mar 6;9(3):e91160. doi:…
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