Tony Komaroff on “ME/CFS and Long COVID: Emerging Similarities and Why it Matters”
What a timely meeting. Mass ME/CFS and FM was celebrating its 40th anniversary, and so probably was Tony Komaroff MD and his long history of treating, researching, and advocating for chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) – we are facing the most exciting and...
The Hugely Predictive Factor for Long COVID…is also found in ME/CFS and Fibromyalgia: the IACFS/ME Conference II
This is the second in a series of blogs on the IACFS/ME 2022 International Conference on ME/CFS (and long COVID). The last one focused on David Systrom’s Keynote address. This one focused on an hour-long talk that kicked off the keynote session. Systrom’s...
Is a Hyperarousal Sleep Disorder Keeping People with Fibromyalgia and ME/CFS Up at Night
Insomnia may be common but much is still unknown about it. We know, for instance, that different types of insomnia exist, but the authors of a recent paper “Effects of trazodone versus cognitive behavioral therapy in insomnia with short sleep duration phenotype:...
Fatigue Goes Legit at the NIH: The “Beyond the Symptom – Biology of Fatigue” Workshop
Although fatigue has traditionally been scorned in medical research. studies show that ME/CFS – the “chronic fatigue syndrome” – is significantly more functionally disabling than multiple sclerosis, heart failure, diabetes, depression, and...
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...Lives Interrupted Latest Story
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