The Big NIH ME/CFS Clinical Center Study: What Do You Want In It?
Thus far the NIH’s big Clinical Center study is looking good. They’ve cleared up the definition problem and are focused on post-exertional malaise. This is a different kind of study, however, than the NIH usually does. It’s an exploratory study. ...
The NIH Clinical Center Study for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS): the Good, the Bad and the Just Plain Weird
A rough sketch of the NIH’s Clinical Center study for chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) has been posted. The good news about the study is that when Francis Collins said they were serious about ME/CFS he apparently wasn’t kidding. This looks to be the most...
Diagnosing Fibromyalgia The Small Nerve Fiber Way
We’re going to take a deeper look at the oh so interesting field of small fiber neuropathy fibromyalgia (FM). A debate is raging over how big of a role SFN plays in FM. The central sensitization guys are saying probably “not much” while the immune...
More Than Skin-Deep: The Small Nerve Fiber Problems in Fibromyalgia – A Review
We don’t generally connect fibromyalgia with skin problems. The skin, though, may present an important window into what’s going on in fibromyalgia. We use the blood vessels and sweat glands in our skin to warm or cool us. Both blood flows and sweat glands...
Avindra Nath: Top Central Nervous System Infection Researcher to Speak on ME/CFS at CDC Meeting
It was painful to read the NIH’s response to CFSAC’s recommendations, but the NIH next did a very interesting thing. They’re sending an internationally known researcher specializing in central nervous system infections to speak at the CDC’s...StudyME
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