How a coronavirus study shed light on Epstein-Barr Virus reactivation in ME/CFS. Of all the opportunities the SARS-CoV-2 virus has inadvertently opened up for chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), this one might be the most creative thus far. This study highlights the...
Maureen Hanson’s group at Cornel continues to pound out fascinating results. The latest one – a preprint, “Single-cell transcriptomics of the immune system in ME/CFS at baseline and following symptom provocation” – again demonstrates why...
Researchers find yet another way to potentially explain long COVID and perhaps other post-infectious illnesses One outcome of more or less abundant funding and the worldwide reach of COVID-19 is the creativity that gets unleashed. This Harvard study “Impact of...
The mitochondria are a big mystery in ME/CFS and fibromyalgia. Plenty of evidence – most of it from small studies, admittedly – suggests the mitochondria are involved. Nailing down exactly what’s gone wrong has not been easy given the variety of...
In part III of Health Rising’s coverage of the 2022 IACFS/ME Conference, we cover presentations by members of Maureen Hanson’s NIH-funded ME/CFS research center. Systrom’s Keynote Address Kicks off IACFS/ME ME/CFS and Long-COVID Conference The Hugely...
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...
