The Nath Intramural ME/CFS Study Pt. II: Missed Opportunities, Misreadings and… Success (?)
The second part of a 3-part series of blogs on the “Deep phenotyping of post-infectious myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome” study looks at who was in the study and how they were selected, how severely the study was truncated by the pandemic (quite...
The Nath ME/CFS Intramural Study Pt. I: “It’s a Brain Disease…”
“One takeaway is It’s a disease that comes from the brain” Nancy Klimas It was one of the most expensive ME/CFS studies ever done. The brainchild of former NIH Director Francis Collins, the unusual study was designed to give the NIH solid footing to...
Immune Cells May Be Killing the Small Nerve Fibers in Fibromyalgia
Study suggests natural killer cells are whacking the small nerve fibers in fibromyalgia After decades of surveying chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) and fibromyalgia (FM) literature, the study, “Unbiased immune profiling reveals a natural killer cell-peripheral...
How Long COVID and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) Exhaust the Body
“Millions of people continue to suffer from exhaustion, cognitive problems and other long-lasting symptoms after a coronavirus infection. The exact causes of the illness, known as long Covid, are not known. But new research offers clues, describing the toll the...
Is FibroCOVID a Real Thing? Plus Small Fiber Neuropathy Found in Long COVID
Both chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) and postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) have received far more attention than fibromyalgia regarding long COVID. Despite the large overlap between fibromyalgia (FM) and ME/CFS, and the fact that FM can be triggered...StudyME
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