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In a first, super microscope captures how acupuncture calms cell chaos

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A cutting-edge microscope has allowed scientists to capture in real time how electroacupuncture directs the movement of immune cells inside living mice, offering a direct window into the biological mechanisms behind the therapy. The high-resolution mesoscale microscope called RUSH3D-HR was used to observe how thousands of immune cells swarmed to sites of induced inflammation in the mouse spleen. When electroacupuncture was applied to a specific acupoint below the knee, the cellular stampede was...

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