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Clinical efficacy of abdominal moxibustion at the Zhongji (CV3) in combination with Yiqi Tonglin Yangyin decoction and antibiotics for treating elderly female patients with complicated urinary tract infection
CONCLUSION: Abdominal moxibustion at the Zhongji (CV3), combined with Yiqi Tonglin Yangyin decoction and antibiotics for treating complicated urinary tract infections in elderly women, can effectively improve the clinical symptoms, TCM syndromes, and immune function of patients. Additionally, it can reduce oxidative stress, promote patient recovery, and lower the recurrence rate with pronounced comprehensive efficacy. →
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Impact of body mass index on the efficacy of acupuncture treatment of postprandial distress syndrome: secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial
CONCLUSION: This subgroup analysis indicated that acupuncture improved PDS symptoms across different BMI categories. Acupuncture was suggested as a viable therapeutic option for patients with PDS, particularly those with a higher BMI. →
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Beneficial effects of Huanglian Jiedu decoction ( ) on metabolic syndrome: a prospective randomized controlled clinical trial
CONCLUSION: It can be concluded that HLJDD contributes to ameliorating metabolic disorders in individuals suffering from metabolic syndrome. The data also imply that the beneficial effects of HLJDD on metabolism might be attributed to its role in enhancing FGF-21 secretion, which is otherwise compromised due to metabolic inflammation. →
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Does Oral Chromium Withstand Steroid Hyperglycemia in Postinterventional Ultrasound-guided Sacroiliac Joint Injections in Patients With Diabetes: A Double Blind Randomized Controlled Trial
CONCLUSIONS: Chromium supplementation improves glycemic control and reduces analgesic dependence in patients with diabetes who had an SIJ injection. Chromium supplementation therapy is a safe and cost-effective adjunct to standard diabetes management. →
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Photobiomodulation in wounds of individuals with diabetes: a nonrandomized pilot study
CONCLUSION: Application of photobiomodulation at an intensity of 2 J/cm² once a week did not produce measurable changes in cytokine gene expression. However, significant reduction in wound area and improvement in tissue repair were observed in patients treated with photobiomodulation. →
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Industrial AI for the Physical World: Siemens’s Peter Koerte
In this episode of the Me, Myself, and AI podcast, host Sam Ransbotham talks with Peter Koerte, a member of the managing board and chief strategy and technology officer of Siemens, about how industrial AI is quietly transforming the infrastructure that powers everyday life. While consumer AI grabs headlines, Peter explains how artificial intelligence is… →
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Beyond the Model — Why Responsible AI Must Address Workforce Impact
For the fifth year in a row, MIT Sloan Management Review and Boston Consulting Group (BCG) have assembled an international panel of AI experts that includes academics and practitioners to help us understand how responsible artificial intelligence (RAI) is being implemented across organizations worldwide. In prior years, we examined organizational RAI maturity; third-party, generative, and… →
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How Do Asian–White Biracial People Self-Identify?
Who am I? It’s a basic question that people may occasionally ask themselves during moments of self-reflection. But for many multiracial people in an increasingly diverse America, it’s the kind of question that comes up all the time. “As you think about people who have multiracial backgrounds, all sorts of interesting questions arise—about who belongs… →
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Podcast: Introducing Insight Unpacked, Season 3
Introducing Insight Unpacked Season 3: Can We Still Build a Green Economy? Insight in your inbox Receive our newsletters to keep up with the latest research and ideas from faculty at the Kellogg School of Management. https://insight.kellogg.northwestern.edu/newsletter/insightful-leader In the last decade, we’ve seen powerful people and organizations take on the issue of climate change—making big… →
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Building Resilience, One Lap at a Time
Long before his business and teaching career, Carter Cast received an early lesson in what excellence demands. Before taking on leadership roles at Walmart.com, PepsiCo, and Blue Nile, Cast first chased excellence in a different lane: swimming. In his youth, the clinical professor of strategy at the Kellogg School was an extraordinarily talented swimmer. He… →