by Cort Johnson | Oct 1, 2018 | Immune, Lyme Disease (Borrelia), Research
Why some people with Lyme disease fail to recover after antibiotic treatment is a question that touches not only on them but on other commonly post-infectious illnesses like ME/CFS, FM and POTS. Further work is needed but an answer could be at hand. Not only did a... 
by Cort Johnson | Sep 30, 2018 | Brain, Herbs and Botanicals, Immune, Mast cell activation syndrome
Theoharis Theoharides believes that metabolic problems are present in ME/CFS but he has a new idea why they’re occurring. In a hypothesis where mast cells meet the brain, Theoharides proposes that mast cells in the hypothalamus are pouring out neuro-inflammatory... 
by Cort Johnson | Sep 25, 2018 | Brain, Homepage, Inflammation, Neuroinflammation, Neuroinflammation, T-cells
Breaches in the Barrier The last article reported that Younger speculated that people with chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) have an immune-triggered metabolic disorder. The widespread neuroinflammation found in ME/CFS patients provides a clue, he thinks, to... 
by Cort Johnson | Sep 13, 2018 | Autoimmune, Fibromyalgia, Homepage, IVIG, Klimas, Levine, POTS, Treatment
“The bottom line is that we should rethink this whole area and encourage proper clinical trials.” Dr. Nancy Klimas This article is the last of a three-part series on IVIG which came out of my attending the 2018 Dysautonomia Conference in Nashville, Tennessee. An IVIG... 
by Cort Johnson | Sep 4, 2018 | Autoimmune, Energy Production, Gut, Oxidative Stress
A recent European paper proposes that chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) starts with your genes and your leaky gut but not the leaky gut you necessarily associate with the disease; the leaky gut you had before, perhaps long before, you got sick.. The authors also... 
by Cort Johnson | Aug 17, 2018 | Clonidine, Conference Reports, Homepage, Ivabradine, Mast cell activation syndrome, POTS, Propanolol
Italo Biaggioni, a respected Vanderbilt researcher in the field, has co-authored 100’s of studies on dysautonomia. He was an impressive speaker, at ease and relaxed in front of the room. I felt like I was sitting in his living room. He noted that the...
