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We have over 7,000 research abstracts in our library, as well as articles, news items, and press releases. You can search the library by topic, keywords, author, or date. You can also search categories and tags.

Differentiating post-polio syndrome from myalgic encephalomyelitis and chronic fatigue syndrome

Abstract: Background: Overlapping and concomitant symptoms among similar chronic illnesses have created difficulties for diagnosis and further treatment. Three such …

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Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome as a hyper-regulated immune system driven by an interplay between regulatory T cells and chronic human herpesvirus infections

Abstract: Autoimmunity and chronic viral infections are recurrent clinical observations in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS), a complex disease with …

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Why We Care

BREAKING: A generous donor has offered a matching grant of a thousand dollars. In the donor’s words, “I want to …

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Intra brainstem connectivity is impaired in chronic fatigue syndrome

Abstract: In myalgic encephalomyelitis or chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), abnormal MRI correlations with symptom severity and autonomic measures have suggested …

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Oxidative Stress is a Convincing Contributor to Idiopathic Chronic Fatigue

Abstract: The linkage between oxidative stress and idiopathic chronic fatigue (ICF) has not been explored in detail. This study thoroughly …

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News and views in myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS): The role of co-morbidity and novel treatments

Abstract: Though affecting many thousands of patients, myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) should be considered an orphan disease, since the …

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Evidence of altered cardiac autonomic regulation in myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) is a complex condition with no reliable diagnostic biomarkers. Studies have shown evidence …

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The Effect of Comorbid Medical and Psychiatric Diagnoses on Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Abstract: OBJECTIVE: To determine if presence of co-existing medically unexplained syndromes or psychiatric diagnoses affect symptom frequency, severity or activity …

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Retinal nerve fiber layer thinning in chronic fatigue syndrome as a possible ocular biomarker of underlying glymphatic system dysfunction

In a recent article published in Medical Hypotheses, my colleague and I speculated that glymphatic dysfunction, causing toxic build up within …

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Rethinking the Standard of Care for Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

For over two decades, the standard of care for myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) has been cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) …

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