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We have over 7,100 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.

The role of environmental factors in medically unexplained symptoms and related syndromes: conference summary and recommendations

Abstract: This monograph of peer-reviewed articles is based on presentations at the conference “Environmental Factors in Medically Unexplained Physical Symptoms …

Chronic unexplained fatigue

After more than two years’ gestation, an independent working group, set up by the previous Chief Medical Officer for England, …

IgM serum antibodies to human cytomegalovirus nonstructural gene products p52 and CM2(UL44 and UL57) are uniquely present in a subset of patients with chronic fatigue syndrome

Abstract: Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) IgM serum antibodies to two nonstructural gene products UL44 and UL57 (p52 and CM2) were assayed …

A computational analysis of Canale-Smith syndrome: chronic lymphadenopathy simulating malignant lymphoma

Abstract: OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to simulate changes in the human T cell system representing Canale-Smith syndrome …

Markers of viral infection in monozygotic twins discordant for chronic fatigue syndrome

Abstract: To estimate the prevalence of viruses associated with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and to control for genetic and environmental factors, we …

Latent class analysis of symptoms associated with chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia continue to be perplexing conditions of unknown validity. Aetiological and symptomatic heterogeneity is likely …

Long-term follow-up of patients from the 1989 Q fever outbreak: no evidence of excess cardiac disease in those with fatigue

Abstract: BACKGROUND: In 1989, an outbreak of Q fever (C. burnetii infection) with 147 confirmed cases occurred in Solihull, West …

Chronic fatigue following infection by Coxiella burnetii (Q fever): ten-year follow-up of the 1989 UK outbreak cohort

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Some patients exposed to Q fever (Coxiella burnetii infection) may develop chronic fatigue. AIM: To determine whether subjects …

Peripheral blood mononuclear cell beta-endorphin concentration is decreased in chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia but not in depression: preliminary report

Abstract: OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to examine the possible role of the immune system in the pathophysiology …

Cytokines in nasal lavage fluids from acute sinusitis, allergic rhinitis, and chronic fatigue syndrome subjects

Abstract: The aim of this study was to compare the degree of inflammation present in acute sinusitis, allergic rhinitis, chronic …

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Pyridostigmine and low-dose naltrexone for ME/CFS: study protocol for the Life Improvement Trial (LIFT), a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial
Abstract: Background: Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is a complex, chronic disease with no FDA-approved treatments. This report describes a …Read More »
Development and initial content validation of the Vienna post-exertional malaise questionnaire: an iterative mixed-methods study
Abstract: Objectives: Post-exertional malaise (PEM) is a multidimensional exertion-response pattern involving diverse triggers, variable onset, and prolonged recovery. This study …Read More »
Fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, and Multiple Sclerosis are associated with lower translocator protein binding affinity genotypes
Abstract: Introduction: Neuroinflammation is a known pathophysiologic mechanism in multiple sclerosis and a proposed mechanism in fibromyalgia and myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic …Read More »
More common than we thought: Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, comorbidity burden, and long COVID risk in a national cohort
Abstract: Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (hEDS) is a complex, underdiagnosed connective tissue disorder characterized by widespread symptoms affecting multiple organ systems. …Read More »
A Woman With Multiple Neuropathic Symptoms, Hypersensitivity to Heat, Peppers, and Alcohol, With a Variant in the TRPV1 Capsaicin Receptor Gene: Possible Implications to ME/CFS
Abstract: Transient receptor potential vanilloid 1 (TRPV1) is a ligand and heat-gated ion channel expressed on nociceptors that plays a …Read More »