Stimulated by Jyung et al 2026.[1] Visual abstract of PEACE trial from JAMA Oncology. EA – electroacupuncturePEACE – Personalised EA vs AA Comparative EffectivenessMSKCC – Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterAA – auricular acupuncture (BFA here)BFA – battlefield acupunctureUC – usual careMSK – musculoskeletalBPI – brief pain inventoryPCS – pain catastrophising scalePC – pain catastrophising – … Continue reading EA and pain catastrophising 2026
Stimulated by Lee et al 2026.[1] A dopamine molecule – carbon (yellow), oxygen (red), nitrogen (blue) and hydrogen (gold). PD – Parkinson’s diseaseIF – impact factorNHIS – national health insurance service (Korea)IPD – idiopathic Parkinson’s diseaseKM – Korean medicineWM – Western medicinePSM – propensity score matchingaHR – adjusted hazard ratioOR – odds ratio – key … Continue reading Acupuncture in PD 2026
Stimulated by Wang et al 2026.[1] AI generated image used in a previous blog post – see SCs in endometriosis pain 2024. DOR – diminished ovarian reserveRCT – randomised controlled trialIF – impact factorCACMS – China Academy of Chinese Medical SciencesAMH – anti-Müllerian hormoneAFC – antral follicle countSAS – self-rating anxiety scaleIQR – interquartile range … Continue reading Acupuncture for DOR 2026
Stimulated by Wei et al 2026.[1] Image from Slashme on Wikipedia.This is an image of the fruit of Myristica fragrans (nutmeg) split open to show the seed with the surrounding aril (also known as mace). I cannot help thinking it looks a bit like a heart. EA – electroacupunctureSF-NR – slow flow / no-reflow (refers to inadequate myocardial perfusion post-PCI)PCI … Continue reading EA for SF-NR 2026
Stimulated by Yu et al 2026.[1] Photo by Matthew Zheng on Pexels.com IF – impact factorPSM – propensity score matchingaHR – adjusted hazard ratioECOG PS score – Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status score – key to acronyms This week we are staying with the theme of cancer care but moving from gastric cancer to … Continue reading Acupuncture and insomnia in lung cancer 2026
Stimulated by Gong et al 2026.[1] C57BL/6J mouse EA – electroacupunctureOXT – oxytocinOXTR – oxytocin receptorIF – impact factorOFT – open field testEPM – elevated plus maze testPVR – pseudorabies virus (which is actually a herpes virus)EGFP – enhanced green fluorescent proteinPVN – paraventricular nucleus (of the hypothalamus)ip – intraperitoneal – key to acronyms I … Continue reading GV20 EA for OXT-driven anxiolysis 2026
Stimulated by Zhang et al 2025.[1] Visual abstract from Zhang et al.[1] EA – electroacupunctureMIA – maternal immune activationIF – impact factorAPC – author processing chargeUSD – US dollarsPoly (I:C) – polyinosinic-polycytidylic acidRNA – ribose nucleic acidIL6 – interleukin 6 (a proinflammatory cytokine)MCP-1 – monocyte chemoattractant protein 1 (a downstream chemokine of IL6)α7nAChR – the … Continue reading Pre-natal EA for MIA 2025
Inspired by Yu et al 2025.[1] Photo by jason hu on Pexels.comThis island is at the top of Poyang Lake, approximately 7km below where it opens into the Yangtze River just east of Jiujiang. IF – impact factorHAM-D – Hamilton depression rating scaleWHOQOL-100 – World Health Organisation quality of life 100MCID – minimum important clinical … Continue reading Acupuncture, haemodialysis and depression
Stimulated by Wu et al 2024.[1] IA – intradermal acupunctureSSRI – selective serotonin reuptake inhibitorMDD – major depressive disorderEA – electroacupunctureMA – manual acupunctureIF – impact factorZung SDS – Zung self-rating depression scalePSQI – Pittsburgh sleep quality indexFC – functional connectivityMCID – minimal clinically important differenceGPT – generative pre-trained transformer – key to acronyms I … Continue reading IA plus SSRI in MDD
Inspired by Lu et al 2024.[1] Moraine Lake, Alberta, by John Lee on Unsplash. ABCHIP – Alberta Complementary Health Integration ProjectEQ-5D-5L – EuroQol Group 5D-5L instrument [2]QALY – quality adjusted life yearQoL – quality of lifeCEA – cost effectiveness analysisCBA – cost benefit analysisCAD – Canadian dollars – key to acronyms This paper reports the economic … Continue reading Acupuncture in Alberta 2 2024
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