The Relevance of Research on Critical Illnesses for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome ME/CFS: A vicious cycle between cytokines, oxidative stress and thyroid hormones
This is the third of a series of posts on non-thyroidal illness syndrome, NTIS – a pattern of altered thyroid hormone activity often present in severe trauma and critical illness. A recent study suggests NTIS may be present in chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS)...
New Immune Cell Findings Unite Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and U.K. ME/CFS Researchers
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...
Threading the Needle: Nanoneedle Scores Big in First ME/CFS Test
Nanoneedle study shows that chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is a biological disease. Ron Davis talks about the biomarker found, it's role in diagnosis and treatment and what's next
Marijuana as Medicine for ME/CFS and/or Fibromyalgia Pt I: The Science Behind Cannabis
This is Part I of a five-part series on using marijuana or Cannabis as medicine for chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) and/or fibromaylgia (FM). The first two parts by Amber focus on the science behind using Cannabis and how to get started on it. Summary Cannabis...
The NIH ME/CFS Conference II: Lipkin’s Possibilities, Prusty’s Big Idea, Oh’s Search and Ron Davis on ALWAYS Moving Forward
Day two of the Conference – not all of which is covered here, started off with a physicians’ panel, then NIH Director Francis Collins showed up (covered later) just before the Intramural study presented some results, then it was onto Ian Lipkin, Dr. Oh,...StudyME
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