When you think of the causes of pain in fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) and other painful disorders, you probably think of the nerves or the central nervous system. A recent study suggests that we should thinking much further afield. The central...
The role the gut plays in our health is being increasingly recognized and ME/CFS researchers are not going to be left out. At least four gut studies are underway or are about to get underway and we’ve had three gut studies published in the last couple of months....
We just had the Heal Your Gut Summit in January ago and now there’s the Microbiome Summit from Feb 29th to March 7th. This is like gut summit mania! The gut may be very important, though, and while there are overlaps between the two summits (Donna Gates, Dr....
She was twenty years old – a competitive skier – complaining of muscle and joint pains, fatigue, gut problems, difficulty sleeping, cognitive problems, difficulty concentrating and tingling sensations. When she tried to exercise the pain in her shoulders...
Several #MECFS advocates and I received an email this afternoon from Dr. Walter Koroshetz, NINDS Director, providing written clarification of enrollment criteria for the NIH Clinical Center Study: Dear colleagues, Thank you for communicating your concerns. Having...
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