The cause of the severe fatigue found in diseases like chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), fibromyalgia (FM), and multiple sclerosis (MS) constitutes one of the great mysteries of medicine. For years fatigue was thought of as a minor symptom but researchers are...
(This blog is taken from three sources. A radio interview with Jarred Younger, information on the University of Alabama at Birmingham website and an interview I did with him. Thanks to Jarred for his time.) Unlike others, Younger was never phased by the lack of...
In the most comprehensive study of immune factors in the cerebral spinal fluid ever done in ME/CFS, Mady Hornig and Ian Lipkin reported finding dramatic differences in ME/CFS patients. The results of the Simmaron Research Foundation /Chronic Fatigue Initiative study...
(In the second of a series of blogs of presentations on the UK CFS/ME Research Collaborative (CMRC) Conference in September of this year, Simon tackles Dr. Lloyds fascinating talk on the how infections trigger chronic fatigue syndrome. Thanks for Simon’s and Action...
Studies indicate that when you ask an adolescent what triggered their Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, up to three-quarters are going to say mononucleosis (or glandular fever) or some other sudden, often vicious mono-like illness. With fully fifty percent of them testing...
(We’re in the windup phase of Marco’s Neuroinflammatory Series as he explores the role the immune system and pathogens play in producing the neuroinflammatory state that may underlie chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) For more on Marco’s...