Approved Research

Biostatistics on health and Traditional Chinese Medicine Theories

Lay summary

In Traditional Chinese Medicine Theory, certain symptoms are correlated. For example, people with watery stools are more likely to have cold feet while People with constipation are the opposite. Through data mining and analysis with scientific methods, it is possible to test Traditional Chinese Medicine Theories with real-world data and reveal how environmental factors and symptoms impact human health outcomes.

We aim to analyze the correlation between environmental factors and personal behavior, health, and success, and how they translate to clinical outcomes. How different symptoms and diseases correlate in the context of Traditional Chinese Medicine Theory.

We anticipate that this project will take 36 months to complete. We plan to publish the results of the analysis to help advance understanding of the correlation between minor symptoms and clinical outcomes. We hope our research will lead to advances in preventive medicine.