Traditional Chinese medicine may reduce severity of PTSD

(Natural News) Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a psychiatric condition that often occurs after a person witnesses or is involved in a life-threatening event. Currently, antidepressants are the only approved treatment for PTSD, but these drugs are known to be ineffective and harmful to health. In the search for alternative treatments for trauma-associated disorders like… … Read more

People Prefer Dogs With Sad Puppy Eyes, Research Shows

(NEW YORK) — What’s behind those hard-to-resist puppy dog eyes? New research suggests that over thousands of years of dog domestication, people preferred pups that could pull off that appealing, sad look. And that encouraged the development of the facial muscle that creates it. Today, pooches use the muscle to raise their eyebrows and make … Read more

Acupuncture creates an anti-inflammatory immune response to clear warts

(Natural News) In this study, researchers from The Hebrew University Hadassah Medical School in Israel examined the efficacy of acupuncture in treating persistent warts caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV). The results of their study were published in the journal Medical Acupuncture. HPV infections can cause cutaneous warts. In these small skin lesions, viral manipulation creates… … Read more

TCM’s Forsythia fruit is a detoxifying herb with antitumor effects

(Natural News) Researchers from the University of Macau and China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences examined the antitumor effects of an aqueous extract obtained from Forsythia suspensa or lian qiao in traditional Chinese medicine. The results of their study were published in The American Journal of Chinese Medicine. F. suspensa is one of the most fundamental herbs in… … Read more

Producing nutrient-rich foods can help address global problems like vitamin and mineral deficiencies

(Natural News) People around the world are not getting adequate amounts of vitamins and minerals from their diets. Illinois-based researchers warned that this nutritional discrepancy would persevere into the 2050s – unless micronutrient-rich foods are made cheaper and easier to access. Their study evaluated the changes in diets from 2018 to 2050. The results predicted that existing shortages in certain nutrients – calcium and vitamins D,… … Read more

True multi-tasking: You can learn a new language while you sleep, according to researchers

(Natural News) Sleep turns out to be more than just a period when the body rests and recuperates from the labors of a busy day. Swiss researchers demonstrated the possibility of learning new things during sleeping periods. Earlier studies on sleep focused on how it stabilizes and consolidates new memories that are acquired while awake. Very few scientific papers touched upon the topic of sleep-learning. Existing research showed that… … Read more