by Cort Johnson | Dec 28, 2013 | Autonomic Nervous System, Pathogens
Van Elzakker's Vagus Nerve Infection Hypothesis could explain many of the puzzles in chronic fatigue syndrome and provide new treatment possibilities
by Cort Johnson | Oct 18, 2013 | Drugs, Epstein-Barr Virus, Herpes Simplex Virus, Human Herpes Virus Six (HHV-6), Ion Channels, Pathogens
Scorpion bites cause horrific pain but scorpion venom may, if an Isreali researcher is right, hold a key to reducing pain as well.
by Cort Johnson | Sep 11, 2013 | Epstein-Barr Virus, Human Herpes Virus Six (HHV-6), Pathogens
Dr. Ian Lipkin surprised everyone on the CDC’s Conference call yesterday when he presented many of the results from the two major pathogen studies involving the Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Initiative and Dr. Montoya at Stanford. These studies, easily the most...
by Cort Johnson | Aug 1, 2013 | Human Herpes Virus Six (HHV-6), Pathogens
If the virus situation in ME/CFS with its possibilities of aborted, endogenous or just plain hidden viruses wasn’t enough, now perhaps comes the strangest twist of all; ME/CFS patients infected with one herpesvirus that’s been integrated into the DNA of...
by Cort Johnson | Jun 8, 2013 | Antivirals, Epstein-Barr Virus, Human Herpes Virus Six (HHV-6), Pathogens
A novel approach to herpesviruses could spell the end of the long and expensive antivral treatments some people with ME/CFS
by Cort Johnson | May 31, 2013 | Brain, Brainstem, Genetics, Inflammation, Insula, Pathogens, Research
Australian researches propose infection that alters both autonomic nervous system functioning and one's sense of ones body leads to hypervigilance