A Nursing colleague of mine worked with researchers in the dermatology
department of an academic health science center to study the effect of Reiki on
cell migration...the results showed that cell migration was significantly
accelerated in the sample where the medium was Reiki'd, compared to the sample
where the cells themselves were Reiki'd (cell migration was somewhat accelerated
but not to a statistically significant degree in those samples). I don't think
this study has been published yet but was presented as a research poster...I'll
try to attach the abstract for anyone who might be interested...if it doesn't
attach in this ls, and you want to see it, just email me at the address below
(rather than replying to this listserv message) and I'll send it.

Savina Schoenhofer
savibus@...

----- Original Message -----
From: Olga Jarrin
To: Martha_E_Rogers@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 9:01 AM
Subject: [Martha_E_Rogers] Therapeutic Touch Research News


Someone at the conference mentioned it would be difficult to work with another
person who viewed humans as a collection of neurons. Here's some cutting-edge
work from a cell biologist. Enjoy...

"A study by a Health Center researcher takes a scientific look at a therapy
that is often considered unscientific - hands-on healing.
Gloria Gronowicz, professor of surgery, found that Therapeutic Touch performed
by trained energy healers significantly stimulated the growth of bone, tendon,
and skin cells in lab dishes." For the full story go to this website:
http://advance.uconn.edu/2008/081117/08111708.htm

Recent References:

Gronowicz, G., 2007. ‘Therapeutic Touch affects osteoblast proliferation and
bone formation in cell culture’ for the journal “Connection” of Nurse
Healers-Professional Associates International, XXVII (7):1-3.

Sagomonyants, K., M. Jarman-Smith, J. Devine and G. Gronowicz, 2008. The
Response of Human Osteoblasts to Polyetheretherketone (PEEK) Substrates.
Biomaterials, 29(11):1563-72.

Gronowicz, G, A. Jhaveri, L.W. Clarke, M.S. Aronow, T.H. Smith, 2008.
Therapeutic Touch stimulates the proliferation of human cells in culture. J
Alternative Complementary Med 14(3):233-239.

Jhaveri, A., Y. Wang, M.-B. McCarthy and G.A. Gronowicz, 2008. Therapeutic
Touch affects proliferation and bone formation of human osteoblasts in vitro. In
press, J Orthop. Res.

Gronowicz, G, and A. Jhaveri, 2008. The effect of Therapeutic Touch on the
growth and differentiation of osteosarcoma-derived cells. Manuscript in
preparation.






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