[bioundgrd] Tai Chi Research Talk: This Tuesday (4/28) @ 7pm in 4-237

[Janice Chang]

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>MIT TRADITIONAL MEDICINE SOCIETY presents...
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>Dr. Gloria Yeh
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>on
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>State of the Science in Tai Chi Research
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>a kick-off event for "Channeling Qi" (coming soon in May)
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>Tuesday, April 28th
>4-237 @ 7 PM
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>Refreshments will be provided!
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>Abstract of the talk
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>WHAT IS TAI CHI?
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>Tai chi (t'ai chi chuan, or taijiquan) is a 
>mind-body exercise with origins in Chinese 
>martial arts and healing arts. It is a 
>meditative exercise which incorporates slow, 
>intentional, coordinated movements, 
>self-awareness, breathing, and imagery, and aims 
>to strengthen and relax both body and mind. In 
>recent years, there has been a surge of interest 
>among the clinical and academic medical 
>community in the use of mind-body exercises like 
>tai chi in the treatment and prevention of 
>chronic disease.
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>Research is being conducted to examine the 
>safety and efficacy of tai chi in different 
>disease populations, to elucidate the mechanisms 
>through which these mind-body therapies exert 
>their effects (such as modulation of autonomic 
>tone), and to determine if and how tai chi can 
>be incorporated into conventional medical care. 
>This talk will review the state of the science 
>in tai chi research, including current theories 
>on mechanisms, and provide examples of cutting 
>edge clinical investigations that are being 
>conducted at Harvard Medical School.
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>Speaker Bio
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>Dr. Gloria Yeh attended MIT as an undergraduate 
>and earned her MD degree at the University of 
>Maryland. After her residency in internal 
>medicine at Boston University, she went on to 
>complete a complementary/alternative medicine 
>research fellowship at Harvard Medical School 
>and received a Masters in Public Health from the 
>Harvard School of Public Health. She is now an 
>internist at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical 
>Center and faculty member at Harvard Medical 
>School's Osher Research Center.
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>Her clinical work is based in Healthcare 
>Associates at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical 
>Center. Her research interest is focused on East 
>Asian therapies and mind-body exercise, such as 
>tai chi and qigong, for chronic disease (such as 
>cardiovascular disease and heart failure) and 
>understanding the physiological mechanisms of 
>tai chi's effects, particularly as related to 
>cardiovascular physiology. She has conducted 
>several NIH-funded clinical trials investigating 
>mind-body therapies and tai chi.
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>We hope to see you there!
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>Sincerely,
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>TMS Organizers
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>What is TMS (Traditional Medicine Society)?
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><http://tms.scripts.mit.edu/newsite/about.html>http://tms.scripts.mit.edu/newsite/about.html
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>We are a new ASA-recognized group at MIT devoted 
>to exploring traditional medicine methods. We 
>hope to accomplish the following:
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>Promote awareness of traditional medicines throughout the MIT community.
>Engage the MIT community in the process of 
>exploring various traditional treatments from 
>scientific and anthropological perspectives.
>Apply the medical theories via practical 
>exercises that achieve and maintain a healthy 
>body and mind
>Disclaimer:
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>· As a learning-oriented organization, TMS 
>maintains an open-minded and unbiased 
>perspective towards all kinds of medical 
>practice.
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>· TMS welcomes all who are interested in 
>learning more about traditional medicines to 
>join our open, bidirectional discussions, 
>regardless of skeptical or supportive attitudes.
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>· TMS is NOT limited to traditional oriental 
>medicine but explores traditional medicines of 
>all cultures.
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