Science News from research organizations Date: Source: University of California, Irvine Summary: Regular electroacupunture treatment can lower hypertension by increasing the release of a kind of opioid in the brainstem region that controls blood pressure, investigators have found. Share: FULL STORY Researchers with the UCI Susan Samueli Center for Integrative Medicine have found that regular electroacupunture treatment can lower hypertension by increasing the release of a kind of opioid in the brainstem region that controls…
Acupuncture lowers hypertension by activating opioids, study finds
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