Cognition I: Say What? Attention Deficits Highlight Why Fibromyalgia (and ME/CFS) Are Such Different Diseases
How fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome and allied diseases are so different from diseases like rheumatoid arthritis Fibro-fog, brain-fog, chemo-fog… It can get pretty dim out there if you have fibromyalgia (FM), chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) and environmental...
Wound up, Overheated and Tweaked: A Look at the Fibromyalgia Brain and Nervous System.
Fibromyalgia studies suggests that just about part of the pain production system has gone awry in the disease. From neurotransmitters, to twitchy small nerves, to broken gating mechanisms, to burgeoning pain centers of the brain, problems abound.
Surprise Gene Finding Could Give Pathogens and Toxins a Leg Up in ME/CFS
High rates of alterations in the genes that produce mucosal proteins suggest that a damaged mucous layer in the eyes, nose or upper respiratory systems of people with chronic fatigue syndrome could be providing pathogens or toxins easier entry - possibly producing neuroinflammation and central sensitization.
Could Neuroinflammation Be Triggering the Cortisol Issues in ME/CFS and Fibromyalgia?
“Therefore, in this study, we hypothesize that understanding cortisol patterns in both these syndromes may be a crucial factor in characterizing FMS and CFS.” The authors More than any other substance, cortisol demonstrates how integral a role the stress...
From Fight/Flight to Neuroinflammation: Explaining the “Functional Pain” in Fibromyalgia and ME/CFS?
Fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome and other functional pain disorders may triggered by an overactive fight/flight system which results in neuroinflammation.StudyME
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