Benjamin Natelson Wants You – To Take a Nap! (And Help Him Understand if ME/CFS and FM are Different)
Ben Natelson believes fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome may be different diseases entirely. His rocking bed sleep study in New York will test that notion. His past sleep data suggests that people with ME/CFS and fibromyalgia have worse sleep than people with ME/CFS alone
Getting at the Hurt in Chronic Pain
Stanford researchers have identified specific neurons in the amygdala which produce the unpleasantness which makes pain sensations so intolerable. They're now searching for ways to turn off those neurons and relieve the hurt for people in chronic pain. .
Researchers Closing in on Definitive Lyme Diagnostic Tests As NIH Amps Up Lyme Efforts
Lyme disease has been a scourge in parts of the U.S. for decades but doctors are still using diagnostic tests developed in the 1990’s. Researchers now assert, though, that a definitive diagnostic test is technically feasible. Plus, powered by Congressional...
The Exercise Intolerance in ME/CFS – Is it Unique?
Two day exercise studies suggest that the exercise intolerance and post-exertional malaise or PEM found in chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) may be unique.
What “Phantom Nasal Congestion” May Tell Us About ME/CFS and Fibromyalgia
Studies indicate that the nasal congestion and mid-facial pain found in the chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is probably not due to inflammation or mast cell activation but instead is probably caused by small nerve fiber problems and dysautonomia.Lives Interrupted Latest Story
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