磁场和生物间关系的研究,始于二千年前我国西汉时期,19世纪中叶后期有所进展,本世纪60年代后发展为《磁生物学》(Magnetobiology)和《生物磁学》(Biomagnetism)两门独立学科。前者以研究外加磁场的生物效应的应用和疾病治疗(磁疗)为主;后者主要研究生物活体特别是人类生物磁的测试技术和它在疾病诊断中 The study of the relationship between the magnetic field and the organism started two thousand years ago in the Western Han Dynasty in China and progressed in the late 19th century. After the 1960s, it developed into “Magnetobiology” and “Biomagnetism” Two independent disciplines. The former focuses on the application of biological effects of applied magnetic fields and disease treatment (magnetic therapy); the latter mainly focuses on the testing technology of biological living organisms, especially human biological magnetism, and its application in disease diagnosis