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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.

Nighttime sleep and daytime functioning (sleepiness and fatigue) in less well-defined chronic rheumatic diseases with particular reference to the ‘alpha-delta NREM sleep anomaly’

Abstract: For the past 25 years, the ‘alpha-delta NREM sleep abnormality’ has been used by some as a defining or …

The difference in patterns of motor and cognitive function in chronic fatigue syndrome and severe depressive illness

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and major depressive disorder (MDD) share many symptoms and aetiological factors but may have …

Demonstration of borna disease virus nucleic acid in a patient with chronic fatigue syndrome

Comment on: Borna disease virus in human brains with a rare form of hippocampal degeneration but not in brains of …

Cognitive behaviour therapy for adults with chronic fatigue syndrome

Update in: Cognitive behaviour therapy for chronic fatigue syndrome in adults. [Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2008] Abstract: OBJECTIVES: 1. To …

Personality in adolescents with chronic fatigue syndrome

Abstract: Our aim was to study the presence of personality traits and disorder in adolescents with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS). …

Elevated, sustained peroxynitrite levels as the cause of chronic fatigue syndrome

Abstract: The etiology of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) has been both obscure and highly contentious, leading to substantial barriers to …

The symptoms of chronic fatigue syndrome are related to abnormal ion channel function

Abstract: The pathogenesis of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is unknown but one of the most characteristic features of the illness …

Attributions in chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia syndrome in tertiary care

Abstract: OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the attributions of patients with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and fibromyalgia (FM) consulting at a university …

Integrity of the growth hormone/insulin-like growth factor system is maintained in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome

Abstract: GH deficiency states and chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) share several characteristics, and preliminary studies have revealed aspects of GH …

Nutritional strategies for treating chronic fatigue syndrome

Abstract: Despite considerable worldwide efforts, no single etiology has been identified to explain the development of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). …

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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 »
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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
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