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ACUPRESSURE EASES FATIGUE IN CANCER SURVIVORS
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reast cancer survivors are often plagued by chronic fatigue that lasts long after their treat- ment is finished. They have few options to relieve the condition, but acupressure shows promise. A study published this summer in the Journal of the American Medical Association concluded that acupressure can
significantly improve two symptoms of fatigue experienced by breast cancer survi- vors: sleep quality and quality of life. The researchers tested 424 women that had completed cancer treatments at
least a year prior to the study. They were divided into three groups—one self-admin- istered relaxing acupressure and another stimulating acupressure, while the control group followed a conventional care plan. After six weeks, fatigue was reduced from 70 percent to 43 percent among those receiving acupressure, with two-thirds of the women in the acupressure groups reaching levels of fatigue considered normal. The relaxing acupressure group showed substantial improvements in sleep quality compared with the conventional care group at week six, but the two groups reached parity at week 10. The relaxing acupressure group was the only one that showed improvements in quality of life, making it a reasonable, low-cost option for managing fatigue symptoms.
Gut Bacteria Linked to Toddler Temperament O
hio State University research- ers have discovered a correla- tion between bacteria in the gut and behavior in toddlers. Scientists studied the bacterial microbes in stool samples from 77 girls and boys between the ages of 18 months and 27 months, while mothers filled out a questionnaire describing their chil- dren’s level of emotional reactivity. The study found that positive
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behavioral traits occurred more frequently in children with the most diverse types of gut bacteria. These included mood, curiosity, sociability and impulsivity. The correlation was particularly strong in boys. Lisa Christian, Ph.D., a research- er with the Ohio State Institute for Behavioral Medicine research, and her co-author, Microbiologist Mi- chael Bailey, Ph.D., plan to use the information to help uncover some mysteries related to the origin of chronic illness. “There is substantial evidence that intestinal bacteria in- teract with stress hormones; the same hormones that have been implicated in chronic illnesses like obesity and asthma,” explains Christian. “A tod- dler’s temperament gives us a good idea of how they react to stress. This information, combined with an analysis of their gut microbiome, could ultimately help us to detect and prevent chronic health issues [from developing] earlier.”
Source: Ohio State University Center for Clinical and Translational Science
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