Similar metabolic and endocrinological findings in chronic fatigue syndrome and overtraining syndrome suggest the two diseases - both defined by an inability to exercise - may be similar
With regards to research funding, infrastructure development, creativity and sheer energy - there's no doubt that the smaller ME/CFS community is far ahead of the much larger fibromyalgia community. The question is why and what can be done to unleash the FM community's vast resources.
The failure of the BACE drugs has some drug companies looking for ways to reduce neuroinflammation - which appears to be present in chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia
Summary Prolonged or chronic critical illness – a term applied to patients that survive severe injury or infection, but fail to start recovering after a few days – is characterized by low levels of peripheral hormones (including T3, IGF-1, cortisol and testosterone)....
Dr. Klimas's big Gulf War Consortium grant will result in 5 clinical trials over the next five years including Enbrel / Mifepristone, CoQ10, glutathione, intranasal insulin and Bacopa and will enable ther to expand her computational biology work with chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS)
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