Could the Brain’s Mast Cells Be Causing Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS)?
Theoharis Theoharides believes that metabolic problems are present in ME/CFS but he has a new idea why they’re occurring. In a hypothesis where mast cells meet the brain, Theoharides proposes that mast cells in the hypothalamus are pouring out neuro-inflammatory...
Invasion: The Source of the Neuroinflammation in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome?
Breaches in the Barrier The last article reported that Younger speculated that people with chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) have an immune-triggered metabolic disorder. The widespread neuroinflammation found in ME/CFS patients provides a clue, he thinks, to...
Brain on Fire: Widespread Neuroinflammation Found in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS)
Neuroinflammation, Fatigue and Pain Lab Stop We were having a case of déjà vu as we drove around the surprisingly large campus. Getting into the NIH to see Avindra Nath had been a nightmare. It turned out that the NIH would only allow the big van through one access...
The Case for IVIG Treatment in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS), Fibromyalgia, Small Fiber Neuropathy, and POTS : IVIG#3
“The bottom line is that we should rethink this whole area and encourage proper clinical trials.” Dr. Nancy Klimas This article is the last of a three-part series on IVIG which came out of my attending the 2018 Dysautonomia Conference in Nashville, Tennessee. An IVIG...
Autoimmune Model Proposes Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) Begins in the Gut
An autoimmune model proposes that a leaky gut and a genetic predisposition laid the foundation for chronic fatigue syndrome to occur when an infection hit.StudyME
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