Some believe that wearables – smartwatches and other devices that can measure a multitude of physiological parameters – are going to be one of the next big things in medicine. ‘ If a recent Stanford study is any indication, they may just well be....
Chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) and fibromyalgia (FM) have a long, long way to go before they get the attention and resources they deserve. It would take a heroic leap to quickly achieve what people with these diseases deserve and what the diseases themselves...
The bad news for fibromyalgia and ME/CFS is that the most complex, impenetrable and difficult to understand organ of all – the brain – appears to be heavily involved in both diseases. The good news is that the NIH aims to leapfrog its ability to understand...
The NIH under Dr. Francis Collins has poured out major initiatives, none of which may be more meaningful for ME/CFS than the “Great Exercise Initiative” (my name). We know at the coarse level what happens during exercise but we know little about what...
SPARC The NIH’s Stimulating Peripheral Activity to Relieve Conditions (SPARC) is exploring an entirely new way of treating disease. It proposes to tweak the electrical circuits (nerves) in our bodies to return people to health. These nerves (every nerve outside...
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