New database on acupoints in acupuncture

In response to the need for an open-access database where researchers can deposit, share, and compare anatomical and physiological data associated with acupuncture points, the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health has funded a project to develop the Topological Atlas and Repository for Acupoint Research (TARA). To learn more about TARA read the new article published in the peer-reviewed journal Medical Acupuncture. Click here to read the article now.

Helene Langevin, MD, from the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, is the author of the article titled “Acupoints in Acupuncture Research: Past, Present, and Future,”

“TARA will enable researchers to synthesize different types of data to develop a comprehensive understanding of acupoints and help elucidate the mechanisms of acupuncture,” stated Dr. Langevin. “For example, one area of research that may benefit from this resource is the developing concept that stimulating points on the surface of the body may have physiological effects through the interstitium—the connective tissue between fascial layers—in addition to effects through pathways within the nervous system.”

About the Journal
Medical Acupuncture, the Official Journal of the American Academy of Medical Acupuncture, is an authoritative peer-reviewed journal published bimonthly in print and online. Led by Interim Editor-in-Chief Jennifer A.M. Stone, MSOM, LAc, the Journal presents evidence-based clinical articles, case reports, and research findings that integrate concepts from traditional and modern forms of acupuncture with allopathic medicine. Tables of content and a sample issue may be viewed on the Medical Acupuncture website.

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