Rats help scientists get closer to solving the mystery of acupuncture
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Study finds that form of therapy which uses electric current blunted activity in rats' hormonal pathway linked to stress, chronic pain and mood
A biological mechanism explaining part of the mystery of acupuncture has been pinpointed by scientists studying rats.
Stimulation with electroacupuncture - a form of the therapy in which a small electric current is passed between a pair of needles - blunted activity in a key hormonal pathway linked to stress, chronic pain and mood, the researchers found.
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