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1. Jin X, Xu Z, Gao T, Wang G, Dong W, Jin J, Yan Y. The clinical efficacy of auricular acupuncture in the treatment of frequent episodic tension-type headache: a single-blind randomized controlled trial. BMC Complement Med Ther. 2025 Aug 21;25(1):311. doi: 10.1186/s12906-025-05063-x. PMID: 40842010; PMCID: PMC12369207.
2. Su Q, Wei H, Xu Y, Zhang Y, Wang W, Zhou J, Liu S, Yang X, Zhou L, Zhang P. The antiviral effect and potential mechanism of Houttuynia cordata thunb. (HC) against coxsackievirus A4. J Ethnopharmacol. 2025 Jan 30;337(Pt 3):118975. doi: 10.1016/j.jep.2024.118975. Epub 2024 Oct 20. Erratum in: J Ethnopharmacol. 2025 Jan 30;337(Pt 1):119015. doi: 10.1016/j.jep.2024.119015. PMID: 39433164.
3. Su Q, Wei H, Xu Y, Zhang Y, Wang W, Zhou J, Liu S, Yang X, Zhou L, Zhang P. Corrigendum to “The antiviral effect and potential mechanism of Houttuynia cordata Thunb. (HC) against coxsackievirus A4” [J. Ethnopharmacol. 337, part 3 (2024) 118975]. J Ethnopharmacol. 2025 Jan 30;337(Pt 1):119015. doi: 10.1016/j.jep.2024.119015. Epub 2024 Nov 5. Erratum for: J Ethnopharmacol. 2025 Jan 30;337(Pt 3):118975. doi: 10.1016/j.jep.2024.118975. PMID: 39505666.
4. Dan J, Pale U, Amirshahi A, Cappelletti W, Ingolfsson TM, Wang X, Cossettini A, Bernini A, Benini L, Beniczky S, Atienza D, Ryvlin P. SzCORE: Seizure Community Open-Source Research Evaluation framework for the validation of electroencephalography-based automated seizure detection algorithms. Epilepsia. 2025 Sep;66 Suppl 3(Suppl 3):14-24. doi: 10.1111/epi.18113. Epub 2024 Sep 18. PMID: 39292446; PMCID: PMC12489712.
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. doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics17060716
6. Litscher, G. Acupuncture in Gynecology and Assisted Reproduction – A Short Evidence-Based Review. OBM Integrative and Complementary Medicine 2025, 10 (4), 1-8.
7. Hammes-M, Schwarz-R: Zhuangzi und die Frage des Yangsheng: das Kapitel yǎngshēngzhǔ 養生主. Meisterschaft im Nähren des Lebendigen. 2024 Qi – Zeitschrift für chinesische Medizin. 2025; 3: 22-30
8. Pradhan, S. K., Furian, M., Schürer, Q., Lyu, X., Imada, K., Koltes, A., … Todeschini, G. (2025). A comparative review of biological rhythms in Traditional Chinese Medicine and Western Medicine. Biological Rhythm Research, 1–18. https://doi.org/10.1080/09291016.2025.2599453
9. Chen K, Chen Z, Wang J, Zhou M, Liu Y, Xu B, Yu Z, Li Y, Yang G, Xu T. Single-Cell Sequencing Unravels Pancreatic Cancer: Novel Technologies Reveal Novel Aspects of Cellular Heterogeneity and Inform Therapeutic Strategies. Biomedicines. 2025 Dec 10;13(12):3024. doi: 10.3390/biomedicines13123024. PMID: 41463034; PMCID: PMC12730243.
10. Wang Y, Gao Y, Deng C, Tang Y, Liu Y, Yang G, Xu B, Xia Y, Xu T. Development and Validation of a Methodology for Establishing Obese Rat Models with Typical Fatty Pancreas. J Vis Exp. 2025 Nov 11;(225). doi: 10.3791/69553. PMID: 41325365.
11. Chi H, Jiang L, Zhou X, Wang L, Yang G, Luo H, Liu X, Xu K, Tian G. Editorial: Immune cell exhaustion: new challenges and opportunities in cancer therapy. Front Immunol. 2024 Dec 2;15:1527428. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2024.1527428. PMID: 39687607; PMCID: PMC11646997.
12. Xu T, Yang C, Mao W, Yang G, Xia Y. [Intelligent education of acupuncture and moxibustion: perspective of knowledge graph]. Zhongguo Zhen Jiu. 2025 Oct 12;45(10):1391-1395. Chinese. doi: 10.13703/j.0255-2930.20250120-0001. Epub 2025 Apr 15. PMID: 41074512.
13. Litscher G. And the ICMART Science Award 2025, Presented at the World Congress on Medical Acupuncture, Goes to…. OBM Integrative and Complementary Medicine 2025; 10(4): 049; doi:10.21926/obm.icm.2504049.
14. Litscher G. Life Sciences Worldwide – Global Perspectives and Networking for International Professionals. OBM Integrative and Complementary Medicine 2025; 10(4): 044; doi:10.21926/obm.icm.2504044.
15. Lopez-Alcalde J, Tietjen AK, Yan Y, Canella C, Barth J, Steinemann N, Hägele-Link S, Bolt S, Baum C, Rettenmund G, von Wyl V, Nonino F, Wieland LS, Wang X, Schmick A, Pagnini F, Kesselring J, Khazaei H, Pérez-Neri I, Studer-Merkle U, Witt CM. Development of a core outcome set for the trials of complementary therapies in people with multiple sclerosis: international survey and consensus meetings. BMJ Open. 2025 Jul 25;15(7):e095764. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-095764. PMID: 40713053; PMCID: PMC12306252.
16. Zhang QH, Liu YJ, Yang G, Zhu MY, Yang JH, Li L, Yan XM, Liu QL, Yue JH, Li XL, Li YM, Xu TC, Jiang F. Efficacy and safety of non-pharmacological therapies for primary insomnia: a network meta-analysis. Front Neurol. 2025 Jul 29;16:1607903. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2025.1607903. PMID: 40808922; PMCID: PMC12344310.
17. Litscher G. World Federation of Acupuncture-Moxibustion Societies (WFAS)/Acupuncture Science Association Sweden (ASAS) 2025 International Congress – Personal Report. OBM Integrative and Complementary Medicine 2025; 10(3): 040; doi:10.21926/obm.icm.2503040.
18. Zhou, Q; Zou, N; Zhao, Y; Litscher, G; Zhang, Y; Wu, R; Gao, G; Li, S. Research Progress on Non-Pharmacological Therapies of Traditional Medicine for Depression. Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine 10.1097/HM9.0000000000000168, August 29, 2025. DOI: 10.1097/HM9.0000000000000168
19. Liu Y, Lyu X, Pradhan SK, Li Y, Liu X, Bauder R, Heggli T, Wang X, Furian M. Patient demographics, medical factors, treatment modalities and satisfaction at five traditional Chinese medicine practices in Switzerland: A cross-sectional study. PLoS One. 2025 Sep 19;20(9):e0332586. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0332586. PMID: 40972514; PMCID: PMC12448990.
20. Gilliand D, Latshang TD, Aeschbacher SS, Huber F, Flueck D, Lichtblau M, Ulrich S, Hasler ED, Scheiwiller PM, Müller J, Ulrich S, Bloch KE, Furian M. Effect of moderate altitude and nocturnal oxygen therapy on cerebrovascular function in patients with COPD: A randomized, crossover trial at 2048 m. Exp Physiol. 2025 Jul 22. doi: 10.1113/EP093003. PMID: 40695460.
21. Tan L, Li T, Zhang X, Zhang Y, Zhang H, Luo L, Lei F, Xiao B, Zhang Y, Furian M, Tang X. Acetazolamide effect on ambulatory blood pressure in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea living at high altitude: a randomized trial. Eur Heart J. 2025 Sep 3:ehaf648. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehaf648. PMID: 40901753.
22. Lopez-Alcalde J, Tietjen AK, Yan Y, Canella C, Barth J, Steinemann N, Hägele-Link S, Bolt S, Baum C, Rettenmund G, von Wyl V, Nonino F, Wieland LS, Wang X, Schmick A, Pagnini F, Kesselring J, Khazaei H, Pérez-Neri I, Studer-Merkle U, Witt CM. Development of a core outcome set for the trials of complementary therapies in people with multiple sclerosis: international survey and consensus meetings. BMJ Open. 2025 Jul 25;15(7):e095764. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-095764. PMID: 40713053; PMCID: PMC12306252.
23. Zhang QH, Liu YJ, Yang G, Zhu MY, Yang JH, Li L, Yan XM, Liu QL, Yue JH, Li XL, Li YM, Xu TC, Jiang F. Efficacy and safety of non-pharmacological therapies for primary insomnia: a network meta-analysis. Front Neurol. 2025 Jul 29;16:1607903. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2025.1607903. PMID: 40808922; PMCID: PMC12344310.
24. 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.
25. 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.
26. 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
27. 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
28. 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
29. 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
30. 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
31. 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
32. 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.
33. 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.
34. 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.
35. 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]
36. 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.
37. 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.
38. 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.
39. 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
40. 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
41. 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.
42. 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.
43. 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.
44. 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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