by Simon McGrath | Nov 22, 2014 | Cytokines, Enterovirus, Epstein-Barr Virus, Genetics, Homepage, Immune, Pathogens
(In the second of a series of blogs of presentations on the UK CFS/ME Research Collaborative (CMRC) Conference in September of this year, Simon tackles Dr. Lloyds fascinating talk on the how infections trigger chronic fatigue syndrome. Thanks for Simon’s and Action... 
by Cort Johnson | Jul 1, 2014 | Epstein-Barr Virus
The renowned Stanford geneticist, Ron Davis Phd, who’s son Whitney has a very serious case of ME/CFS has opened a research foundation at Stanford to find answers to ME/CFS. He’s als0, on the foundations Facebook page, supplying answers to one question a... 
by Cort Johnson | May 4, 2014 | Autoimmune, Epstein-Barr Virus, Homepage, Pathogens
Epstein-Barr virus just keeps showing up in chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS). After the Lipkin study suggested EBV activation wasn’t a problem a German study suggested it was. Now, we look at that issue and a fascinating hypothesis proposing that poorly... 
by Cort Johnson | Mar 13, 2014 | Epstein-Barr Virus, Pathogens
Virtually everyone is exposed to Epstein-Barr Virus. If you catch it as a child you usually feel nothing, but if you’re an adolescent you’re likely to come down with infectious mononucleosis – and a greatly increased risk of ME/CFS. After German... 
by Cort Johnson | Oct 18, 2013 | Drugs, Epstein-Barr Virus, Herpes Simplex Virus, Human Herpes Virus Six (HHV-6), Ion Channels, Pathogens
In the second of two blogs looking at future possibilities for pain relief we turn to a much feared arthropod. Drug Under Development Spells Hope for Pain Relief in Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome A friend of mine coping with severe back pain, allodynia,... 
by Cort Johnson | Sep 11, 2013 | Epstein-Barr Virus, Human Herpes Virus Six (HHV-6), Pathogens
Dr. Ian Lipkin surprised everyone on the CDC’s Conference call yesterday when he presented many of the results from the two major pathogen studies involving the Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Initiative and Dr. Montoya at Stanford. These studies, easily the most...
