by Cort Johnson | Jun 22, 2025 | Astrocytes , Basal Ganglia , Brain , Brainstem , Homepage , Limbic System , Neuroinflammation , Neuroinflammation , Prefrontal Cortex , Research , tFUS , Treatment
Transcranial focused ultrasound (tFUS) may be able to reach deep enough in the brain to help people with fibromyalgia, ME/CFS and long COVID.
by Cort Johnson | Jun 15, 2025 | Astrocytes , Connective Tissues , Craniocervical Instability , Cytokines , Fibromyalgia and Pain , Homepage , Inflammation , Matrix metalloproteinases , Monocytes , Neuroinflammation , Neuroinflammation , Research
A cerebral spinal fluid study finds a cluster of ME/CFS patients who may have spinal issues including craniocervical instability.
by Cort Johnson | May 28, 2025 | GLP-1 , Homepage , Inflammation , Kaufman , long COVID , Mast cell activation syndrome , Mast cell activation syndrome , Metabolism , Microbiome , Neuroinflammation , Ruhoy
GLP-1 agonists like Ozempic could be surprisingly helpful in diseases like chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia and long COVID.
by Cort Johnson | Feb 11, 2025 | Brain , Brainstem , Default mode network , Energy Production , Homepage , Limbic System , Motor Cortex , Neuroinflammation , Neuroplasticity , Prefrontal Cortex , Sleep
Alertness, the ability to carry out tasks, sleep and others in chronic fatigue syndrome are impacted by activation of the default mode network in the brain.
by Cort Johnson | Jan 23, 2025 | Autonomic Nervous System , Brain , Breathing , Cardiovascular , Cerebral Spinal Fluid , Clotting , Cognition , Cognition , Energy Production , Gut , Homepage , Immune , long COVID , Metabolism , Microbiome , Muscles , Neuroinflammation , Neuroinflammation , Oxidative Stress , POTS , Research
Long COVID increases the prevalence of ME/CFS in the US fifteenfold plus a deep dive into RECOVER's testing program suggests it might help a lot.
by Cort Johnson | Jan 4, 2025 | B-cells , Brain , Energy Production , Homepage , Immune , Lipids , Metabolism , Monocytes , Muscles , Natural Killer Cells , Neuroinflammation , Neuroinflammation , Oxidative Stress , Pathogens , Research , T-cells
A year in review for chronic fatigue syndrome or ME/CFS findings evidence of cellular exhaustion in many levels caused by mitochondrial dysfunction.