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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 fatigue syndrome in autoimmune thyroiditis with polyglandular activation of autoimmunity

Abstract: The authors compared in a group of 118 patients with autoimmune thyroiditis and a positive antibody titre against ovaries …

Dysthymia: clinical picture, extent of overlap with chronic fatigue syndrome, neuropharmacological considerations, and new therapeutic vistas

Abstract: Dysthymia, as defined in the American Psychiatric Association and International Classification of Mental Disorders, refers to a prevalent form …

Desmopressin augments pituitary-adrenal responsivity to corticotropin-releasing hormone in subjects with chronic fatigue syndrome and in healthy volunteers

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) and vasopressin (VP) are the two principal neuropeptide regulators of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis in man, …

Single aetiological agent may not be feasible in CFS patients

Comment on: Cortisol deficiency may account for elevated apoptotic cell population in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome. [J Intern Med. 1999] …

Cortisol deficiency may account for elevated apoptotic cell population in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome

Comment in: Single aetiological agent may not be feasible in CFS patients. [J Intern Med. 1999] Comment on: Elevated apoptotic cell population …

Relationship Between Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Neurally Mediated Hypotension

Abstract: Chronic fatigue syndrome is a chronic debilitating disease that afflicts 4/1000 of the general population. The pathophysiologic basis for …

Chronic fatigue syndrome: assessing symptoms and activity level

Abstract: Current approaches to the diagnosis and assessment of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) rely primarily on scales that measure only …

Patients with fatigue in family practice: prevalence and treatment

Abstract: OBJECTIVE: To gain insight into the prevalence and treatment of severe fatigue in general practice. DESIGN: Secondary data analysis. …

Chronic fatigue syndrome and nickel allergy

Abstract: 50 patients with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and 73 controls were patch tested with 8 metal allergens. We found …

Personality dimensions in chronic fatigue syndrome and depression

Abstract: Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is a poorly understood condition. Possible etiological factors include infectious agents, psychiatric disorders, and personality …

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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
Abstract: Transient receptor potential vanilloid 1 (TRPV1) is a ligand and heat-gated ion channel expressed on nociceptors that plays a …Read More »