GROUND BREAKING ACUPUNCTURE NEWS. Oxygen levels are higher at acupuncture points according research by Department of Chemistry and Nano Science, Ewha University, Seoul, Republic of Korea, reported in the publication Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, vol. 2012, Article ID 106762, 7 pages, 2012. doi:10.1155/2012/106762. this research adds additional evidence in the physical existence of acupuncture points. . Using a 25 micron amperometric oxygen microsensor, researchers measured the partial oxygen pressure of the distal left of humans. Oxygen levels were significantly higher at the acupuncture points in the measured region: