简介：QigongisapartoftraditionalChinesemedicine.Accordingtotheantiquetreaties,thefoundationsoftraditionalChinesemedicinearebasedinmaintainingtheharmonybetweenQi(energy),Jing(essence)andShen(spirit).Alterationsinthisharmonycandevelopanddeterminetheappearanceofdisease.TherapeuticeffectsofQigongarehelpfulinthepreventionandtreatmentofseveraldiseases.It'smainroleinrestoringbodyfunctionsisduetothecommunicationbetweeninternalorgans,tissuesandcells.ThemaingoalofthisworkistoshowtheefficacyofQigonginthetreatmentofadermatologicaldiseasecharacterizedbytheappearanceofcircularorovalpatchesofmissinghair,knownasalopeciauniversalis.Forwesternmedicinetheexactcauseofthisillnessisnottotallyrevealed,however,it'sattributedtopsycological,geneticsandmetabolicalterations.FromthetraditionalChinesemedicineperspective,hairalterationsareframedintheareaofthewaterenergy,representedbythekidneyorgan.TheresultsofQigongtreatmentsuggestedthatthecranialhairfollicleshadbeenactivatedsincethefirsttreatment.Astreatmentprogressed,thecranialhairfolliclescontinuedtogrow,what'smore,thebrightnessandpigmentationofthehairalsoincreased.Therefore,intheclinicalconditionsevaluated,Qigongcouldbeaneffectivealternativetreatmentinconsiderationofthevisibleevidenceaboutrapidandlonglastingresults.Besides,wedidnotobserveanysideeffectsofQigonginthiscase.

简介：Researchshowsthatthemortalityrateamongpeoplewithschizophreniaisuptofourtimeshigherthanthatinthegeneralpopulation.Thesubsequenthighcomorbiditiesandsocietalcostofschizophrenianecessitatefindingbetter,moreeffectivetreatmentsandstrategiesforprevention.Oneofthecurrentobstaclesarethecomplicatedgeneetiologiesthatareinvolvedinthepathophyslologyofschizophrenia.Sofar,anincreasingnumberofclinicalandexperimentalstudiesshowlinksbetweenschizophreniatreatmentandgeneticconditions.Here,weanalyzetheliteratureonschizophreniagenetics,withaparticularfocusonthebrain,themindandenvironmentalinsults.Anoverlapofschlzophrenlawithotherpsychoticdisordershasalsobeentakenintoaccuntwithanattempttofindaparallelrelationshipbetweengeneticsandtreatment.Finally,wesummarizeallthepresent-daytreatmentoptionsforschizophrenialikeclozapineandelectroconvulslvetherapyandalsotakeintoconsiderationtherelativelyunexploredroleoftraditionalChinesemedicine.