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A special issue of Medical Acupuncture presents a series of articles by authors from around the world who provide diverse and insightful perspectives on the science and physiologic responses underlying medical acupuncture.

The potential to use bioactive plasma-based biomaterials (PBMs) to enhance the healing of difficult-to-treat connective tissue injuries affecting cartilage, tendons, and ligaments is described in a new article in Disruptive Science and Technology.

A new study that implicates mast cells—an immune cell involved in allergic asthma—in the development of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis could lead to new, more effective therapies.

Unnecessary procedures to treat chronic, stable heart disease contribute to rising health care costs. A targeted approach to avoiding this kind of overutilization by instead relying on evidence-based decision-making is presented in a new article.

The battle to control the childhood obesity could benefit from targeted programs and funding to support and integrate worksite and school-based health promotion...

ew research findings that link decreased brain cell concentration to altered functional connectivity in temporal-lobe epilepsy are reported in an article in Brain...

New Rochelle, NY—A new study of patterns of brain communication in toddlers with autism shows evidence of aberrant neural communication even at this relatively early stage of brain development.

New Rochelle, NY, March 14, 2013—Severe chronic pain associated with conditions such as bladder pain syndrome/interstitial cystitis often require the use of opioid medication, with the risk of dependency and serious adverse reactions.

New Rochelle, NY—A woman's health status before pregnancy is critical for the health and wellbeing of the fetus and mother-to-be. The U.S.

New Rochelle, NY–Consumption of energy drinks containing caffeine may have beneficial effects on exercise but probably not for mental function.