UCI study finds acupuncture lowers hypertension by activating natural opioids

(University of California - Irvine) 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 blood pressure.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news