Potential of Meditation as An Adjuvant to Cancer Treatment

Cognitive impairment is often related with cancer, and may limit quality of life in cancer patients and survivors. Abnormal neurologic structure and function have been reported in cancer patients. Researchers at University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center studied the literature on cognitive impairment, meditation, and cancer (Biegler et al., 2009). They suggested that meditation [...] http://digg.com/u13ySl

"Chinese Medicine" The Benefits of Qigong on Physical Status in Middle-Aged Women

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Effects of Mindfulness Meditation on the Immune System in HIV Patients

Mindfulness meditation training has been found to be able to reduce stress in different patient populations. Researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles studied the effects of meditation on CD4+ T lymphocyte counts in stressed HIV infected adults (Creswell et al., 2009). In the study, the patients took an 8-week Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) [...] http://digg.com/u13gCD

Mindfulness Meditation for Healing Insomnia

Mindfulness Meditation for Healing Insomnia
The combination of mindfulness meditation with cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia has been found to be beneficial at posttreatment. Researchers at Stanford University studied long-term effects of such intervention on insomnia (Ong et al., 2009).
A total of 21 participants were involved in the study. The follow-up data were collected at [...] http://digg.com/u13PP5

"Chinese Medicine" Tai Chi and Qigong Exercise Can Control Metabolic Syndrome and Blood Glucos.. http://chilp.it/?8566e2

Meditation Practice May Influence Neuroendocrine, Innate Immune and Behavioral Responses to Psychosocial Stress

Meditation practices may have influence on physiological pathways related to stress and diseases. Meditation practices have been found to
• Calm the mind
• Improve focused attention
• Develop mindfulness
Researchers at Emory University studied the effects of compassion meditation on innate immune, neuroendocrine and behavioral responses to psychosocial stress (Pace et al., 2009). Sixty-one healthy adults participated 6 weeks of training [...] http://digg.com/u13GUk

"Chinese Medicine" Tai Chi Qigong Practice Can Improve the Immune Response to Influenza Vaccin.. http://chilp.it/?b64d23

"Chinese Medicine" Health Benefits of Qigong on Chronic Conditions

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Selenium Deficiency and Influenza Infection

Selenium (Se) deficiency is associated with decreased activities of Se-dependent antioxidant enzymes, glutathione peroxidase (GPx) and thioredoxin reductase (TR), and with changes in the cellular redox status. Host Se deficiency is responsible for increased virulence of influenza virus in mice due to changes in the viral genome.
Se deficiency and influenza (A/Bangkok/1/79) infection may promote the [...] http://digg.com/u12qyJ

Energy Restriction, Aging, and Influenza Infection

Energy restriction (ER) without malnutrition has been found to prolong lifespan in mice and delay age-related changes in immunity. However, aged (22 mo old) ER mice showed increased mortality, inhibited viral clearance, and decreased natural killer (NK) cell cytotoxicity after influenza A virus (H1N1, PR8) infection, in comparison with aged mice that consumed food ad [...] http://digg.com/u12lS0

Diet-Induced Obesity, Immune Function, and Influenza Virus Infection

Obesity is known to be associated with metabolic disorders. Studies have found that in mice with diet-induced obesity, they are more predisposed to morbidity and mortality during influenza infection, compared with those lean mice (Smith et al., 2009). Obese mice may have abnormal innate immune responses such as minimal induction of interferon (IFN)-alpha/beta, depressed expression [...] http://digg.com/u12YxT

"Chinese Medicine" Qigong Practice May Change the EEG Pattern

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The Effects of Long-Term Meditation on the Brain: Increased Gray Matter Density

Meditation usually involves continued attention. Long-term of meditation and extensive practice may cause changes in the structure of the brain. Researchers in Denmark studied structural changes in the lower brainstem of meditation practitioners. These practitioners had practiced long-term meditation (Vestergaard-Poulsen et al., 2009).
The researchers used magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). They observed that gray matter [...] http://digg.com/u12RBK

"Chinese Medicine" Rhizoma Imperatae (Bai Mao Gen) - Clears Heat and Stops Bleeding

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Systems Biology of Host-Influenza Virus Interactions: Understanding Genetic Pathways for Antiviral Treatment

Systems Biology of Host-Influenza Virus Interactions: Understanding Genetic Pathways for Antiviral Treatment
(Journal of Personalized and Systems Medicine, Volume 1, Number 6, 2009)
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As an emerging approach in understanding and analyzing biological systems at all levels of information, systems biology may offer novel strategies for viral studies and vaccine discoveries. Because of highly diverse genetics features [...] http://digg.com/u12Dth