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HOW TO READ THE RESEARCH
Reading the research, made simple.
A quick guide to the kinds of studies in this guide and the words you’ll see.
How many people
Every number in this guide says how many people it covers, so you always know the size of each result.
The blind test
In the Romanian study, the system was secretly switched off for the first 16 hours, then turned on without telling anyone. That lets researchers compare the two phases.
Measured and reported
Some results come from instruments, like a DNA test or a heart-rhythm strap. Others come from what people said about how they felt. This guide labels which is which.
Pilot studies
A pilot is a first study that opens the way for larger research. Several of the EESystem studies are pilots.
Words you’ll see
- Comparison group
- A second group that doesn’t get the sessions, used to compare results.
- Placebo
- Something that looks the same but isn’t switched on. Only the Romanian blind test used one.
- Self-report
- What people say about how they feel, in their own words.
- Pilot study
- A first study that opens the way for larger research.
- Peer review
- When other scientists check a paper before a journal publishes it.
- DunedinPACE
- A DNA test that estimates how fast the body is aging. 1.0 means one year of aging per calendar year.
- OMICmAge
- A DNA test that estimates body age, to compare with your real age.
- Heart-rhythm flexibility (HRV)
- How much the time between heartbeats varies. It is often used as a sign of the body’s “relax” system.
- Dark-field microscope
- A microscope that shows living cells bright against a dark background.
- Kirlian and GDV photography
- Cameras that send a tiny charge through a sample or fingertip and photograph the glow.
- Oscilloscope
- A screen that draws electrical signals as waves.