Articles published in 2025

Articles written in English

1. Litscher G. Frank Bahr – A Life Dedicated to Energy Medicine — In Memory of Prof. Dr. Frank Bahr (1944–2025). OBM Integrative and Complementary Medicine 2025; 10(3): 030; doi:10.21926/obm.icm.2503030.
2. Litscher G. In the Mirror of the Past, in the Light of the Future: The ISLA – A President Looks Back and Forward. OBM Integrative and Complementary Medicine 2025; 10(2): 024; doi:10.21926/obm.icm.2502024.
3. Bai, L.; Litscher, G.; Li, X. Epileptic Seizure Detection Using Machine Learning: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Brain Sci. 2025, 15, 634. https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci15060634
4. Peng, X.; Wu, B.; Zhou, S.; Xu, Y.; Ogihara, A.; Nishimura, S.; Jin, Q.; Litscher, G. Integrating Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine into Assisted Reproductive Technology: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of East Asian Traditional Medicine. Healthcare 2025, 13, 1326. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare13111326
5. Ailioaie, L.M.; Ailioaie, C.; Litscher, G. Next-Generation Cancer Treatment: Photoimmunotherapy’s Promise for Unresectable Head and Neck Cancers. Pharmaceutics 2025, 17, 716. https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmaceutics17060716
6. Pradhan, S.K., Furian, M., Todeschini, G., Schürer, Q., Wang, X., Chen, B., Li, Y. and Gantenbein, A.R. (2025), Daith Piercing, a Social Media Hype on Youtube for the Treatment of Migraine? A Systematic Video Analysis. Health Science Reports, 8: e70880. https://doi.org/10.1002/hsr2.70880 medRxiv 2025.01.19.25320657; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.01.19.25320657
7. Chen, Z., Zhang, S., Jiang, C. et al. Integrating multi-omics data to identify the role of Aggrephagy-related genes in tumor microenvironment and key tumorigenesis factors of GB from the perspective of single-cell sequencing. Discov Onc 16, 777 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12672-025-02431-4
8. Liu, Y., Xie, J., Yu, Z., Yang G., Xu B., and Xu T. Electroacupuncture at ST25 mediated glial cells pruning of pancreatic TRPV1 neural synapse responds to neuropathy-associated beta cell dysfunction. Chin Med 20, 65 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13020-025-01099-w
9. Yue JH., Gao SI., Chen WR., Huang DH., Zhao XQ., Li A., Li XL., Yang G., Zhang QH. Acupuncture at Neiguan Acupoint (PC6) for Coronary Heart Disease: A Scoping Review. Medical Acupuncture 2025.
10. Li T, Litscher G, Zhou Y, Song Y, Shu Q, Chen L, Huang Q, Wang Y, Tian H, Teng R, Wang H, Liang F. Effects of Acupuncture and Moxibustion on Heart Rate Variability in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Patients: Regulating the Autonomic Nervous System in a Clinical Randomized Controlled Trial. Complement Ther Med. 2025 Apr 30:103184. doi: 10.1016/j.ctim.2025.103184.
11. Xu T, Liu Y, Xie J, Wang Y, Ng W, Gu M, Li Z, Litscher G, Yang G, Xu B. Mechanisms of Tiānshū (ST25) in blood glucose reduction and weight loss: Insights from neuroscience, meridian theory, and alternative perspectives. Conference Proceedings of the Second International Conference Consciousness and Physical Reality, A View to the Future; Online April 2025.
12. Liu Y, Yu Z, Wang X, Yuan MQ, Lu MJ, Gong MR, Li Q, Xia YB, Yang GH, Xu B, Litscher G, Xu TC. Neurophysiological mechanisms of electroacupuncture in regulating pancreatic function and adipose tissue expansion. World J Diabetes 2025; 16(5): 101354 [DOI: 10.4239/wjd.v16.i5.101354]
13. Litscher G. Battlefield Acupuncture: Remembering a Pioneer and a Friend—In Memory of Dr. Richard C. Niemtzow, MD PhD MPH (1942–2025). OBM Integrative and Complementary Medicine 2025; 10(2): 020; doi:10.21926/obm.icm.2502020.
14. Waldner NF, Hartmann SE, Muralt L, Lichtblau M, Bader PR, Rawling JM, Lopez I, Ulrich S, Poulin MJ, Bloch KE, Furian M. Oxygen saturation and acute mountain sickness during repeated altitude exposures simulating high-altitude working schedules. Sci Rep. 2025 Apr 15;15(1):12987. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-97554-7. PMID: 40234589; PMCID: PMC12000330.
15. Taalaibekova A, Meyer M, Ulrich S, Mirzalieva G, Mademilov M, Lichtblau M, Betschart C, Sooronbaev TM, Ulrich S, Bloch KE, Furian M. Monitoring sexual hormones in women going to high altitude-a pilot study. Front Glob Womens Health. 2025 Mar 31;6:1544832. doi: 10.3389/fgwh.2025.1544832. PMID: 40230580; PMCID: PMC11994732.
16. Pradhan, Saroj K., Todeschini, Giada, Schürer, Qiong, Wang, Xiaying, Hegi, Patrick, Li, Yiming and Furian, Michael. “A chronological overview of common Chinese medicine treatment methods” Asian Journal of Medical Humanities, vol. 4, no. 1, 2025, pp. 20240024. https://doi.org/10.1515/ajmedh-2024-0024
17. Ailioaie, L.M.; Ailioaie, C.; Litscher, G. Fighting Cancer with Photodynamic Therapy and Nanotechnologies: Current Challenges and Future Directions. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2025, 26, 2969. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms26072969
18. Muralt L, Lichtblau M, Aeschbacher SS, Bisang M, von Gruenigen K, Sooronbaev TM, Ulrich S, Bloch KE, Furian M. Respiratory acclimatization and psychomotor performance after rapid ascent and during 3 weeks at 3,100 m-A prospective cohort study in healthy individuals. Front Physiol. 2025 Mar 3;16:1530426. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2025.1530426.
19. Häfliger A, Buergin A, Mayer LC, Mademilov M, Lichtblau M, Sooronbaev T, Ulrich S, Bloch KE, Furian M. Sex-Specific Difference in Health-Related Altitude-Effects and Their Prevention by Acetazolamide. Data from a Randomized Controlled Trial. High Alt Med Biol. 2025 Jan 8. doi: 10.1089/ham.2024.0011. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39778901.
20. Litscher G. The Human Touch in Acupuncture: A Future with Artificial Intelligence?. OBM Integrative and Complementary Medicine 2025; 10(1): 003; doi:10.21926/obm.icm.2501003.
21. Litscher G. The Global Economics of Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine—A Strategic and Financial Perspective. Sci (2025), 7, 4. https://doi.org/10.3390/sci7010004

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1. Xu T., Xia Y., Yang C., Yang G. 针灸智慧教育：知识图谱的视角. Zhongguo zhen jiu = Chinese acupuncture & moxibustion. 2025.

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