Sex (Hormones) and Fibromyalgia: The Pain Connection
Hormones? Certainly the nervous system plays a major role in producing pain. The immune system with its inflammatory processes and ability to create sickness behavior is certainly in the discussion, but hormones? Many women are well aware that hormonal fluctuations...
“Now is the Time”: Massive Online and Local Events Promise to Push ME/CFS Forward
ME/CFS advocacy is growing and growing. We have two groups, ME Action (join it here) and the Solve ME/CFS Initiative working pretty much in lockstep to move forward on ME/CFS. Central to both groups’ efforts are a Senate Resolution sponsored by Senator Markey...
Researcher Disinterest Still Hampering ME/CFS Field Plus Avoiding Burnout, The “Real” NIH, Staying Homeless, Moving Forward
A Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) reveals that during the three grant review panels from July 2017 to April 2018, chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) researchers applied for a total of 12 grants. It was the lowest number of grant applications to the panel dating back...
Supporting the Severely Ill – The AMMES Crowdrise Project
Erica Verillo’s AMMES Crowdrise project fills such a vital need that one wonders why it hasn’t been done before. After forming a new organization (AMMES) and website, Erica’s first action was to produce a fundraiser to support the most vulnerable...StudyME
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