简介:TaijiquanisamartialartofthehighestorderisculturallyetchedintheChineseheritageandentrenchedinwushupulpfictionandkungfumovies.Thereinliestheenigma.Thegentleslow-motionpracticecannotbemoreremotefromthespeedandpowerofcombat.AndaddingtothemystiqueisthepropositionthatTaijiquan'skungfuprowessisnotdrawnfromthephysicalstrengthofthemusculaturebutfromsome"innerstrength"orNeijin.ThissacredbeliefwasdesecratedwhenafighterthrashedaselfproclaimedTaijiquangrandmasterignominiouslyin10secondsinanopenmatch.Taijiquanwasthenderidedasaboguscombatart.TheincidentshakesthefoundationofTaijiquanandputsintoquestionsmanyofitstoutedclaims,whichchallengesthescientificquestoftheart.ThepaperconfrontstheissuedirectlybystudyingthemanifestationofNeijinintheframeworkofsciencetoprovideascientificbasisfortheart.Ittranscribestheyin-yangmetaphysicsthatregulatesTaijiquantrainingintermsofthealignmentofmuscleactionstobalanceandtounifymomentum,whichdevelopsthecorestrengthofNeijinandtheunderlyinglife-forceQienergy.Fromthisflowsthekungfumarvels,whichlieinthelivelinessandagilityofNeijin'sresponseandintheforceensuingthatisoftherightvectorvalues,allessentialinthefluidityofcombatapplication.ThemartialaspectofTaijiquanprovidesaconcreterepresentationofNeijin,whichgivesanexperientialinsightintothemultifacetedconceptofQi,andinturnapathwaytotheexplorationofQiinphysiologyandthusinQienergymedicine.
简介:Researchshowsthatthemortalityrateamongpeoplewithschizophreniaisuptofourtimeshigherthanthatinthegeneralpopulation.Thesubsequenthighcomorbiditiesandsocietalcostofschizophrenianecessitatefindingbetter,moreeffectivetreatmentsandstrategiesforprevention.Oneofthecurrentobstaclesarethecomplicatedgeneetiologiesthatareinvolvedinthepathophyslologyofschizophrenia.Sofar,anincreasingnumberofclinicalandexperimentalstudiesshowlinksbetweenschizophreniatreatmentandgeneticconditions.Here,weanalyzetheliteratureonschizophreniagenetics,withaparticularfocusonthebrain,themindandenvironmentalinsults.Anoverlapofschlzophrenlawithotherpsychoticdisordershasalsobeentakenintoaccuntwithanattempttofindaparallelrelationshipbetweengeneticsandtreatment.Finally,wesummarizeallthepresent-daytreatmentoptionsforschizophrenialikeclozapineandelectroconvulslvetherapyandalsotakeintoconsiderationtherelativelyunexploredroleoftraditionalChinesemedicine.
简介:Inthearticle,theauthorreportsonacasestudyofchronicpainproblemscausedbyherownfootdeformity.TheauthorbeganusingTaiji,ChenstyleChanSiGong(ReelingSilk),andZhanZhuang(standingmeditation)torelievechronicpainsince1986.AftermorethantwoyearsofQigongtraining,thestructureoftheauthor'sfootchangedfromthepreviousdeformitytonormalfootshape.Thesechangesenabledtheauthortowalknormallyandtobefreefrompersistentchronicpain.ThearticlediscussedthemethodsofusingQicurrentsandotherissuesthatneedtobepaidattentiontowhenpracticingTaichi,suchashowtoadjustone'smentalfocusandmaintainastateofrelaxationto"mindful".Taichiinvolvesanumberofinternal"micro-adjusting"abouthowthesetechniquesrelaxandstrengthenmusclestoreducechronicpain.ThereportanddiscussiononthetreatmentprincipleofQigongcanprovidenewstrategiesforthetreatmentofchronicpain.
简介:QigongisapartoftraditionalChinesemedicine.Accordingtotheantiquetreaties,thefoundationsoftraditionalChinesemedicinearebasedinmaintainingtheharmonybetweenQi(energy),Jing(essence)andShen(spirit).Alterationsinthisharmonycandevelopanddeterminetheappearanceofdisease.TherapeuticeffectsofQigongarehelpfulinthepreventionandtreatmentofseveraldiseases.It'smainroleinrestoringbodyfunctionsisduetothecommunicationbetweeninternalorgans,tissuesandcells.ThemaingoalofthisworkistoshowtheefficacyofQigonginthetreatmentofadermatologicaldiseasecharacterizedbytheappearanceofcircularorovalpatchesofmissinghair,knownasalopeciauniversalis.Forwesternmedicinetheexactcauseofthisillnessisnottotallyrevealed,however,it'sattributedtopsycological,geneticsandmetabolicalterations.FromthetraditionalChinesemedicineperspective,hairalterationsareframedintheareaofthewaterenergy,representedbythekidneyorgan.TheresultsofQigongtreatmentsuggestedthatthecranialhairfollicleshadbeenactivatedsincethefirsttreatment.Astreatmentprogressed,thecranialhairfolliclescontinuedtogrow,what'smore,thebrightnessandpigmentationofthehairalsoincreased.Therefore,intheclinicalconditionsevaluated,Qigongcouldbeaneffectivealternativetreatmentinconsiderationofthevisibleevidenceaboutrapidandlonglastingresults.Besides,wedidnotobserveanysideeffectsofQigonginthiscase.
简介:ThisarticleprovidesexplanationstohowdistanceexternalQitherapyworksbyquotingvariousrigorouslydesignedcontrolledexperimentsconductedatvariouspartsoftheworld.Italsointroducesanewmethodoftherapy,Informationtherapythatreliesontheentanglementofinformationcarriedbylowhissingsoundplaybackwithmp3playertoentanglewiththeinformationofsubjectsexhibitedbythefacialphotowiththewholesystemplacedinasealedcarton.Preliminaryresultshaveshownhugepotentialforinformationtherapytobeappliedonneurologicalcases,particularlyonautismanddementia.
简介:Physiognomyisamethodofobservingpeople.Accordingtoone'sappearance,ancientChineseTaoistpriestcanpredicthispersonality,physicalcondition,lifeexperience,andfatebyphysiognomy.AncientChinesephysiognomycanbetracedbacktothe7thcenturyBC.Accordingtothehistoricalrecords,aministerwasabletojudgeprince'sabilitiesanddestiniesbyhisfacialfeaturesintheSpringandAutumnperiod.
简介:Exploringthehumanbrainisperhapsthemostchallengingandfascinatingscientificissueinthe21stcentury.Itwillfacilitatethedevelopmentofvariousaspectsofthesociety,includingeconomics,education,healthcare,nationaldefenseanddailylife.Theartificialintelligencetechniquesarebecomingusefulasanalternatemethodofclassicaltechniquesorasacomponentofanintegratedsystem.Theyareusedtosolvecomplicatedproblemsinvariousfieldsandbecomingincreasinglypopularnowadays.Especially,theinvestigationofhumanbrainwillpromotetheartificialintelligencetechniques,utilizingtheaccumulatingknowledgeofneuroscience,brain-machineinterfacetechniques,algorithmsofspikingneuralnetworksandneuromorphicsupercomputers.Consequently,weprovideacomprehensivesurveyoftheresearchandmotivationsforbrain-inspiredartificialintelligenceanditsengineeringoveritshistory.Thegoalsofthisworkaretoprovideabriefreviewoftheresearchassociatedwithbrain-inspiredartificialintelligenceanditsrelatedengineeringtechniques,andtomotivatefurtherworkbyelucidatingchallengesinthefieldwherenewresearchesarerequired.
简介:Cerebralpalsyisoneoftheimportantfactorsinchildren'sdisability.Patients'seatdysfunctionhasaseriousimpactontheirdailylifeandtheirfamily.However,thereiscurrentlynoeffectivetreatmentforthecerebralpalsyseatdysfunction.So,itisofimportancetosearchanewwaytomakeabreakthrough.Acupuncturehassignificantadvantagesinthetreatmentoffunctionaldisorders.Inthispaper,theliteratureaboutclinicalresearchofacupuncturetreatmentofcerebralpalsyseatdysfunctionaresummarized.Wehavecarriedonthemechanismanalysisofsportsmedicinerespectivelyfromthreeangles,includingtraditionalChinesemedicine,westernmedicineandtraditionalChineseandwesternmedicinecombinedwithsportsmedicine.WeconcludethatacupuncturingacupointsonDumeridian,BeishupointsandJiajipointshassignificanteffectonthefunctionofsittingunablechildrenwithcerebralpalsy,suchasstrengtheningthespleen,tonifyingthekidneyandpromotingYangqiandstimulatingthesensorynerveandsoon.Acupuncturingpointsforthetreatmentofcerebralpalsyprovidesalotofinspirationforhumanphysiologyresearchinthefutureandclinicaltreatmentofneurologicaldiseases.
简介:Thispapergivesabriefoverviewoftheevolutionaryhistoryofhumandiet,discussesvariousreasonswhysomemodernhumanschoosetoabstainfromeatinganimalproducts,andexploresthepsychologicaleffectsoccasionedbytheeatingofmeat.Theauthorsarguethatwhenmodern,scientificallyliteratehumanschoosetoeatmeatandanimal-milk-basedproducts,whilebeingsimultaneouslyawareoftheassociatedpooroutcomesintermsofpersonalhealth,environmentalsustainability,andanimalsuffering,thenpsychologicalstressisaninevitableoutcome.Theyhighlightsomekeyrecentadditionstothegrowingbodyofevidencewhichdemonstratesthatthechoicetoeatmeatisafactorinenvironmentaldestruction,animalmisery,andpersonalhealthrisks,andexplorethecausesandconsequencesofthepredictablepsychologicalstressesthatresultforthoseindividualswhocontinuetohabituallveatmeat.
简介:Asearlyas2000yearsago,ancientChinesemedicalrecordshaddescribedtherelationshipbetweendiseasesandappearanceindetail.Moreover,modernmedicinehasalsoconstantlystudiedtherelationshipbetweenfacialfeaturesandhealthinevolutionaryterms.Itiswellknownthatmanyhereditarydiseasesinvolvecertainabnormalfacialfeaturesandgenemutations.Thetumorisalsoconsideredasgeneticdisordertosomeextent,sowhatistherelationshipbetweencancergeneticsandcongenitaldevelopmentoffacialfeatures?Here,wereviewedsomecluestotheappearance-gene-tumorrelation,whichmightbecomethetargetsintheearlypreventionorgenetherapyofcancerinthefuture.Thissummaryprovidedusanewstrategyforthecancergeneticscreeningandanewresearchdirectionforgeneticdiagnosisofthepotentialdisease.
简介:Sincetheemergenceofhumancivilizationonearth,ourcuriosityandexplorationoflifehaveneverstopped.Fromsingle-celledorganismstothehumanbody,fromDNAmutationstogeneticevolution,fromsimplereflextocellsofcircadianrhythm,manyscientistsareconstantlymakingeffortinstudyingthelawoflife.Sinceancienttimes,numerouslifescienceshavepromotedthedevelopmentofhumansociety.
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