Hypometabolism Shows Up Again in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) Plus Ritxumab Update
Fluge and Mella are best known for their Rituximab work, but just last week Mella reported that they’d found a hypometabolic state in ME/CFS as well. Check out that along with what’s going on with Rituximab, and another chemotherapy/autoimmune drug that...
Taking Stock: the NIH and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS)
The NIH should be releasing it’s increased funding for chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) soon. As we wait for that let’s take a look at several things that have happened in the last month and assess where we are, and what we have learned. The first thing...
Genes May Be Causing Neuroinflammation and Pain in Fibromyalgia
It’s clear that glial cells – immune cells found in the brain and the spinal cord – play an important role in producing chronic pain and neuro-inflammation. Glial cell activation in the brain is often measured using the levels of a benzodiazepine...
A Race To Produce the First Drug for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome? Jarred Younger Talks
Drug companies interested in ME/CFS? A race to produce the first drug for ME/CFS? A race? Those almost sound like fantasies but that’s the message Jarred Younger brought in his recent video talk. The bottom line, he said, is that over the last three months he’s...
The Psychosocial Disease? – Has Fibromyalgia Been Captured by a Behavioral Paradigm?
The very nature of fibromyalgia, like chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), has left it prone to psychological interpretations. No injury or lesion has ever been found. No accepted blood test points to a biological problem. The disease produces lots of symptoms – a sure...StudyME
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