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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.

Working memory deficits associated with chronic fatigue syndrome

Abstract: Cognitive impairments are among the most frequently reported and least investigated components of the chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). As …

Discriminating between chronic fatigue syndrome and depression: a cognitive analysis

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and depression share a number of common symptoms and the majority of CFS patients …

High prevalence of serum markers of coeliac disease in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome

There has been recent interest in the possibility that undiagnosed coeliac disease (CD) might be the cause of diverse clinical …

Anti-nuclear envelope antibodies: Clinical associations

Abstract: OBJECTIVES: Characterization of the clinical associations and clinical implications of antibodies reacting with antigens of the nuclear envelope. METHODS: …

Coping and illness cognitions: chronic fatigue syndrome

Abstract: The chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is described, and research on coping with this illness reviewed and analysed. CFS is …

Toward a new definition of chronic fatigue syndrome

To the editor, I agree with Lane when he writes that the operative criteria for diagnosing chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) …

Increased sensitivity to glucocorticoids in peripheral blood mononuclear cells of chronic fatigue syndrome patients, without evidence for altered density or affinity of glucocorticoid receptors

Abstract: BACKGROUND: In this study we tested the hypothesis that the increased sensitivity to glucocorticoids in chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS)-patients …

The role of gender in fibromyalgia syndrome

Abstract: Fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS), characterized by widespread pain and tenderness on palpation (tender points), is much more common in women …

Fibromyalgia and other unexplained clinical conditions

Abstract: Several unexplained clinical conditions frequently coexist with fibromyalgia; these include chronic fatigue syndrome, irritable bowel syndrome, temporomandibular disorder, tension …

Chronic fatigue syndrome: an update

Abstract: The chronic fatigue syndrome is characterised by a fatigue that is disproportionate to the intensity of effort that is …

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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 »