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
Stimulated by Yu et al 2025.[1] Photo by Matthew Zheng on Pexels.com EA – electroacupunctureS-AGI – sepsis-induced acute gastrointestinal injuryICU – intensive care unitIF – impact factorPSM – propensity score matchingHR – hazard ratioAPACHE – acute physiology and chronic health evaluationAPACHE-II – a score applied to patients on admission to ICU for risk stratificationTCM – … Continue reading EA for S-AGI
Stimulated by Khadour et al 2025.[1,2] A Hartley guinea pig doing an impression of an SD rat – the strain used in the experimental research mentioned below.This image feature previously on the blog – EA for guinea pig OAK. EA – electroacupunctureJIA – juvenile idiopathic arthritisIF – impact factorELISA – enzyme-linked immunosorbent assayCaspase-1 – cystine … Continue reading EA for JIA 2025
Inspired by Liu et al 2025.[1] Photo by Freeman Zhou on Unsplash – Shanghai, China. EA – electroacupunctureIF – impact factorAPI – allergic pulmonary inflammationSP – spinous processCHRM3 – cholinergic receptor muscarinic 3CHRM4 – cholinergic receptor muscarinic 4 – key to acronyms This paper is from the British Journal of Pharmacology (IF 6.8) – a … Continue reading BL13 EA in asthma
Inspired by Titiz et al 2024.[1] AI generated image. SCs – Schwann cellsIF – impact factorAMA – abdominal mechanical allodyniaPMA – periorbital mechanical allodyniaHMA – hind paw mechanical allodyniaC5a – a small soluble pro-inflammatory peptide that functions as an anaphylatoxinDAMPs – damage-associated molecular patternsC5aR1 – C5a receptor 1GPCR – G protein-coupled receptorNLRP1 – NOD-like receptor … Continue reading SCs in endometriosis pain 2024
Inspired by Liao et al 2024.[1] AI generated image. RA – rheumatoid arthritisAD – Alzheimer’s diseaseMCI – mild cognitive impairmentaHR – adjusted hazard ratioRR – risk ratioCHD – coronary heart diseaseFM – fibromyalgiaRCIPD – Registry for the Catastrophic Illness Patient Database (Taiwan)NHIRD – National Health Insurance Research Database (Taiwan) – key to acronyms This is … Continue reading Dementia risk in RA 2024
Stimulated by Ben-Arie et al 2024.[1] ICU – intensive care unitSR – systematic reviewMV – mechanical ventilationRCT – randomised controlled trialEA – electroacupunctureMA – manual acupunctureUS – ultrasoundRR – relative riskCI – confidence interval key to acronyms This paper was published online in November 2023, but I could not access the full text. Eventually I … Continue reading Acupuncture in the ICU 2024
Stimulated by Huang et al 2023.[1] Photo by cottonbro studio on Pexels.com RA – rheumatoid arthritisRCIPD – Registry for Catastrophic Illness Patients DatabaseNHIRD – national health insurance research database (Taiwan)DMARDs – disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugsaHR – adjusted hazard ratioCHD – coronary heart disease key to acronyms I thought this was the first time I had … Continue reading Stroke risk in RA 2024
Stimulated by Zheng et al 2023.[1] Visual abstract from the publication by Zheng et al in Annals.[1] CSU – chronic spontaneous urticariaEiC – editor in chiefMCID – minimal clinically important differenceUAS7 – urticaria activity score (weekly sum of daily measures of itch and wheal severity)CI – confidence interval key to acronyms This is the first … Continue reading Acupuncture for CSU
Stimulated by Chang et al 2023.[1] Modified slightly from BruceBlaus, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons CSU – chronic spontaneous urticariaCIU – chronic idiopathic urticaria (same as CSU)NHIRD – National Health Insurance Research DatabaseLHID – Longitudinal Health Insurance DatabaseaHR – adjusted hazard ratio key to acronyms This is another of the large retrospective observational … Continue reading Hypertension risk in CSU 2023
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