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Chinese herbs for endometriosis

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jul 08, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Chinese herbal medicine (CHM) may relieve symptoms in the treatment of endometriosis. A systematic review by Cochrane Researchers found some evidence that women had comparable benefits following laparoscopic surgery and suffered ...





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Study looks at Chinese herb use for SARS

Other Sciences /

created Jan 25, 2006 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Scientists at the West China Hospital in Sichuan say they've found the addition of Chinese herbs to current SARS therapy does not decrease death rates.


New drugs awaiting discovery in Chinese herbs?

Chemistry /

created Jan 22, 2007 | popularity 4 / 5 (7) | comments 0

The first large-scale computer screenings of Chinese herbs -- commonly used in traditional Chinese medicine -- has revealed a wide variety of compounds with potential for use in treating HIV/AIDS, cancer, Alzheimer's Disease, ...


New findings: The anti-fibrotic mechanism of plant extract Cpd 861

Medicine & Health / Research

created Apr 30, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A team led by Dr. Xue-Hai Tan from the Beijing Genomics Institute has determined that the antifibrotic function of Chinese herbal extract Cpd 861 is mediated by both downregulating the synthesis of collagens and upregulating ...


A Rosetta Stone for traditional Chinese medicine

Chemistry /

created Oct 29, 2007 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (14) | comments 1

Scientists in the United Kingdom have "decoded" the inscrutable language of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), revealing its strong chemical foundation in a way that may help scientists mine age-old Chinese medicines to ...


Scientists help explain effects of ancient Chinese herbal formulas on heart health

Scientists help explain effects of ancient Chinese herbal formulas on heart health

Medicine & Health / Research

created Aug 18, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (9) | comments 4

New research at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston suggests that ancient Chinese herbal formulas used primarily for cardiovascular indications including heart disease may produce large ...


Healing methods conflict in China

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 08, 2007 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Traditional practitioners are butting heads with Western medicine believers in China as the country balances traditional remedies against modern healing.


Woody plants adapted to past climate change more slowly than herbs

Woody plants adapted to past climate change more slowly than herbs

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Sep 23, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Can we predict which species will be most vulnerable to climate change by studying how they responded in the past? A new study of flowering plants provides a clue. An analysis of more than 5000 plant species ...


Herbal extract found to increase lifespan

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 05, 2007 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (50) | comments 5

The herbal extract of a yellow-flowered mountain plant indigenous to the Arctic regions of Europe and Asia increased the lifespan of fruit fly populations, according to a University of California, Irvine study.


How Chinese firms benefit from the diversity of foreign direct investment

Other Sciences / Economics

created Oct 19, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

New research from Rice University's Jones Graduate School of Business shows that the diversity of foreign invested firms' national origin helps businesses in China benefit from foreign direct investment (FDI).


Google's voice search tool now understands Chinese

Google voice search learns Chinese

Technology / Internet

created Nov 02, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Google's voice search tool now understands Chinese. The Internet giant announced on Monday that users of Nokia S60 series mobile phones could now search the Internet using voice commands in Mandarin Chinese.



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