by Cort Johnson | Jan 1, 2020 | Autoimmune, Brain, Immune
There’s nothing like starting the new year with a new possibility. Following failures by scores of other researchers, Ian Lipkin and his new Serochip technology recently fingered the culprit behind the acute flaccid myeltis (AFM) outbreak that’s been... 
by Cort Johnson | Dec 30, 2019 | Brain, Homepage, Limbic System, Neuroinflammation, Neuroplasticity, Prefrontal Cortex
In a ISEAI presentation, Dr. Mary Ackerley talks about how environmental stressors such as mold, pathogens and toxins can trigger neuroinflammation and produce the symptoms found in ME/CFS, FM and similar diseases. Mary Ackerley MD is not your ordinary summa cum laude... 
by Cort Johnson | Dec 23, 2019 | Brain, Fibromyalgia, Homepage, Intracranial Hypertension
Studies suggest that a different form of intracranial hypertension may be common in chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), fibromyalgia and migraine. After digging around several times, the doctor was able to access my spinal fluid and I stopped squirming. Then Dr.... 
by Cort Johnson | Dec 22, 2019 | Brain, Brainstem, Craniocervical Instability, Homepage, Intracranial Hypertension, Spine
The first large study examines spinal issues in chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS). A couple of years ago, there was hardly any discussion of spinal issues in ME/CFS. It’s become clear, though, that spinal issues are present in some patients and can even, in some... 
by Cort Johnson | Dec 14, 2019 | Autonomic Nervous System, Cardiovascular, Cerebral Spinal Fluid, Genetics, Homepage, Immune, Inflammation, Others, Pathogens, Research
Solve ME funds seven pilot studies on chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) in its 2019 Ramsay Awards The great thing about Solve ME’s Ramsay awards is their sheer breadth. Particularly with the 2019 awards, the Ramsays are dropping seeds across the biological... 
by Cort Johnson | Dec 5, 2019 | Brain, Brainstem, Homepage
The most primitive part of the brain, the brainstem – a part of “the reptilian brain” – doesn’t get much respect in medical research. VanElzakker pointed out that most brain scan studies focus on the upper, more highly developed parts of...
