Both depression and inflammation may be present in both chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) and fibromyalgia (FM). Antidepressants can help some but not others. Evidence that inflammation may cause depression in as many as 40% of depressed patients suggests that...
Ron Davis got invited to spend two days at the Univ. of Texas biology and bioengineering departments where he used his talk on biotechnology to spread the word on ME/CFS. The Texans got it about MECFS and Davis came back thrilled at the response. Find out more in a...
Bruun Wyller continues to surprise. Recently the CBT proponent called for more research into Epstein Barr virus. Now his latest study suggests that neither the neurological, immune nor the endocrine systems alone cause ME/CFS but that the three working together may...
Two Cognitive Diseases Fibromyalgia is more than a pain disease – it’s also a cognitive disease. In fact, some studies suggest the cognitive issues can present more problems than the pain. They’ve been prevalent and serious enough to spark the...
When things start moving, help shows up in the most unlikely places. Take a recent blog from a University of Michigan sports blogger – Ace. Ace has been sick since high school but only in the last couple of years has he been diagnosed as having chronic fatigue...
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