June 28, 2021 - Chinese mind-body exercises (CMBEs) are positively associated with executive function (EF), but their effects on EF, from synthesized evidence using systematic and meta-analytic reviews, have not been conducted. A recent systematic review published by the journal Frontiers in psychology attempted to determine whether CMBEs affect EF and its sub-domains, as well as how exercise, sample, and study characteristics moderate the causal relationship between C

June 28, 2021 - Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine performed a systematic review to evaluate the effectiveness of Qigong in improving the quality of life and relieving fatigue, sleep disturbance, and cancer-related emotional disturbances (distress, depression, and anxiety) in women with breast cancer. This review consisted of 17 trials, in which 1,236 cases were enrolled. The quality of the included trials was generally low, as only five of them were r

June 28, 2021 - In a large-scale collaboration project by Western Sydney University, Harvard Medical School, Macquarie University of Australia and multiple Chinese universities, the scientists performed a bibliometric review to identify the volume, breadth, and characteristics of clinical studies evaluating Tai Chi published between January 2010 and January 2020. Five English and four Chinese language databases were searched. Following independent screening, 1018 eligi