Using a staircase method, the tilt aftereffect (TAE) was measured with test flashes of durations ranging from 10 to 600 msec. The TAE is largest with brief duration test stimuli and reaches an asymptotic value at a test flash duration of 200-300 msec. A series of control experiments rule out a variety of explanations for this finding. The decline in TAE magnitude with increasing test duration i...

BACKGROUND Allergic rhinitis is regarded as an imbalanced Th1/Th2 cell-mediated response. The present study used microarray analysis to compare gene expression levels between allergic rhinitis patients before and after a series of acupoint herbal plaster applications. METHODS In this experimental pilot study, volunteers experiencing sneezing, runny nose, and congestion for more than 9 months ...

Myofascial trigger points (MTrPs) therapy is a simple and non-invasive treatment method with low recurrence rate. Chief Physician Yuanyuan Ren apply acupuncture MTrPs to clinical based on years of experience, the effect remarkable. From theoretical basis MTrPs, characteristic acupoint selection manipulations, article expounds experience Professor using in painful diseases, which helpful underst...

Diabetic diarrhea is one of the chronic complications diabetes mellitus, which belongs to kind gastrointestinal autonomic neuropathy, and can seriously affect quality life patients. In recent years, Traditional Chinese medicine has achieved more satisfactory efficacy in treatment diabetic diarrhea. addition herbal medicine, acupuncture, acupoint plasters other special therapies significantly im...

BACKGROUND Using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), we determined brain regions that were activated/deactivated more by acupuncture at Taixi (KI3) than by non-acupoint or sham acupuncture. METHODS A total of 30 healthy volunteers were randomly divided into a KI3 group (15 subjects) and non-acupoint group (15 subjects). Subjects in KI3 group received a sham acupuncture and then a re...

BACKGROUND Malnutrition remains a severe problem in the recovery of critically ill patients and leads to increased in-hospital morbidity and in-hospital stay. Even though early enteral nutrition has been shown to improve overall patient outcomes in the intensive care unit (ICU), tubefeed administration is often complicated by delayed gastric emptying and gastroesophageal reflux. Acupuncture has...

BACKGROUND Electroacupuncture (EA) has been used to treat inflammatory diseases. Alternatively activated macrophages (AAMo) stimulated by cytokines such as interleukin (IL)-4, IL-10 and IL-13 are anti-inflammatory and mildly microbicidal. This study aimed to evaluate whether EA at the Zusanli acupoint (ST36) would change the profile of healthy murine macrophages, particularly the generation of ...