The Gulf War Illness Breakthrough and why it Matters to ME/CFS/FM and long COVID
For decades it was a medical mystery. For many years it wasn’t even believed to exist. It all started back in the Kuwaiti desert over 30 years ago. Militarily, the first Gulf War was pretty much a cakewalk. After pummeling Iraqi forces with bombs for over a...
Long-COVID Exercise Study Points to Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Twitchy Muscles
Increased lactate levels and reduced fatty acid metabolism suggested mitochondrial issues play a role in long COVID.
Healing Chronic Pain? An Update on the NIH’s $2 Billion HEAL Project to End Chronic Pain
The NIH' HEAL has spent $2 billion trying to figure out a way to treat chronic pain and end addiction. How's it doing and will it help fibromyalgia?
Seeing ME/CFS: Creating the First Mouse Models for the Disease
The development of two mouse models for chronic fatigue syndrome could reap dividends for our understanding and the development of treatments for the disease.
A Herpesvirus for Fibromyalgia? Active Herpes Simplex Virus Found in FM Patients’ Guts
Active herpes simplex virus found in the guts of fibromyalgia patients could be contributing to or causing the disease. An antiviral trial is under way.Lives Interrupted Latest Story
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