Transcriptional Changes in Cancer Cells Induced by Exposure to a Healing Method
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Can you bottle healing energy — literally record it like a song? This study tried exactly that. Researchers captured the electromagnetic output of three energy healers (using the Bengston method, which previously cured tumors in mice) onto audio recordings inside a shielded chamber, then played them at breast cancer cells. Out of 167 genes tested, 68 showed significant changes. Two proved especially reliable: ACLY (involved in energy metabolism) was consistently dialed down after 4 hours across three experiments, and IL-1β (an inflammation signal) was suppressed at 24 hours. Hands-on healing produced even faster, stronger effects. The fascinating twist? Despite all these gene-level shifts, the cells looked completely normal — no change in growth, death, or shape. Something was happening under the hood without showing on the surface. The researchers propose these two genes as biomarkers for detecting whether healing does something at the molecular level.
Research Notes
First study to measure molecular-level gene expression changes from an energy healing method, identifying ACLY and IL-1β as candidate biomarkers. Published in Dose-Response (SAGE, open access). Uses the Bengston method, previously tested in mouse tumor models with full remission. Collaboration between Beech Tree Labs, St Joseph's College (Bengston), and IONS (Radin). Novel recording-delivery approach captures healing in .wav audio format. No phenotypical effects (growth, apoptosis, morphology) observed despite transcriptional changes.
In vitro experimental study testing whether 'stored' or 'recorded' healing intention (the Bengston method) induces transcriptional changes in breast cancer cells. Three delivery methods were compared: cotton charged by trained healers, an electromagnetic recording (R18) of 3 healers captured on 38 channels in a Faraday chamber, and direct hands-on treatment. Of 167 genes screened by qRT-PCR, 68 showed significant changes (p<0.05) when cells were exposed to R18, with 37 exceeding 1.5-fold change. ATP citrate lyase (ACLY) was consistently downregulated at 4 hours across 3 independent experiments (fold: −1.35 to −2.11, p=.011 to .00007), and IL-1β was consistently downregulated at 24 hours (fold: −1.73 to −1.61, p<.004). Hands-on delivery produced faster and stronger effects. ACLY and IL-1β are proposed as candidate biomarkers of the healing method.
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📋 Cite this paper
Beseme, S, Bengston, W, Radin, D, Turner, M, McMichael, J (2018). Transcriptional Changes in Cancer Cells Induced by Exposure to a Healing Method. Dose-Response. https://doi.org/10.1177/1559325818782843
@article{beseme_2018_transcriptional,
title = {Transcriptional Changes in Cancer Cells Induced by Exposure to a Healing Method},
author = {Beseme, S and Bengston, W and Radin, D and Turner, M and McMichael, J},
year = {2018},
journal = {Dose-Response},
doi = {10.1177/1559325818782843},
}