Global Pain, Fibromyalgia and the Insula – Ground Zero for Pain and Stimuli Issues in FM?
The “Global Pain” Diseases There are two kinds of “pain” in fibromyalgia. There’s a more ordinary kind of pain – the burning, stabbing, aching, etc. usually associated with some type of injury (even though no overt physical injuries...
Study Suggests “Bad Energy” is Core Problem in Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS)
Lactate has become a big deal in both chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) and fibromyalgia (FM). A by-product of anaerobic energy metabolism, lactate ordinarily gets pumped out of our cells in large amounts during exertion. The lactate findings suggest that the energy...
Exhausted Immune System? The SMCI’s Research Program Takes Deep Dive Into Immunity and Energy
The last of three blogs on The Solve ME/CFS Initiative focuses on the SMCI’s core mission – funding research that makes a difference in chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS). Serendipity can play a major role in research and it may be doing so at the SMCI....
Fibromyalgia Neuroinflammation Study May Highlight Key Factor in Chronic Pain
Inflammation – Neuro and Otherwise Inflammation has become an increasingly important topic in fibromyalgia. It’s clear that “central sensitization” – an increase in pain sensitivity engineered by the central nervous system – is...
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Studies Link Autonomic Nervous System Problems to Brain
Dr. Barnden of the National Centre for NeuroImmnology and Emerging Diseases (NCNED) in Griffith University, Australia has been doing some fascinating brain imaging work in chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS). Over the past six years Barnden has been publishing results...StudyME
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