In decades of immune research, nobody has ever called attention to the specialized T-cells called MAIT cells in ME/CFS. Recently, though, two research efforts, working independently, have highlighted these unique cells – which form a bridge between the gut and...
Hot Story The media reports have been sizzling! Griffith University, the home of the NCNED group in Australia that produced the study, called it “groundbreaking”. IFL Science lead off with a piece called “People With Chronic Fatigue Have A Defective...
Natural killer cells appear to be the ground zero for the immune dysfunction found in chronic fatigue syndrome. These cells are, as their name implies, killers. They’re called “natural” killer cells because in contrast to cytotoxic T-cells which...
Studies suggest a significant genetic component is present in ME/CFS and we know the immune system is involved. Now Simmaron Research Foundation Research Director, Dr. Isabel Barao is combining genetics and the immune system to try and uncover the cause of immune...
In conclusion, our findings indicate that mifepristone may play a pivotal role in the control of inflammatory responses and suggest a new clinical application for mifepristone — Chen et. al Natural Killer Cells In the last blog we looked at the potential for an...
In a presentation to an NIH conference on translating research results into clinical practices, the scientific director of the Simmaron Research Foundation, Dr. Isabel Barao, will present a paper suggesting something very strange may be going on in ME/CFS...