Did a Multiple Sclerosis Study Give Us Clues About ME/CFS and Fibromyalgia?
The list of similarities between ME/CFS/FM and/or multiple sclerosis is a long one and includes very high fatigue levels, common triggering factors (herpesvirus), female dominance and often relief during pregnancy. Of course there are differences as well but the same...
Stanford Exercise Study Shows Different Immune Response in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS)
It’s always good to see an exercise test in chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS). It’s harder on the patients – kudos to them for participating in the study – but study after study has shown that exercise allows researchers to dig deeper...
Pressure Mounting: Is Fibromyalgia Caused By High Pressure in the Brain (Intracranial Hypertension)
We propose that chronic idiopathic spinal fluid pressure dysregulation underlies both FM and the clinical entity of symptomatic Tarvlov cysts, which both present as peripheral neurological disorders. The authors This is the third in a series of blogs providing...
The Cortene Way: New Drug to Be Trialed in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) Soon – Pt. I
Research funding for chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) has been poor at best but clinical trials have elicited a wholly different degree of disappointment altogether. Few clinical trials are ever done and those often involve alternative approaches. The six active...
Open Medicine Foundation Scores Monster Donation For ME/CFS
Maybe 2018 IS going to be a breakthrough year. The exciting $1 million Pineapple fund donation to the Open Medicine Foundation was just topped by a $4 million donation. That’s $5 million new dollars going into ME/CFS research and Ron Davis’s hands in just...StudyME
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