Abstract: Background: Myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) is a complex and debilitating disease that often initially presents with flu-like symptoms, accompanied by incapacitating fatigue. Currently, there are no objective biomarkers or laboratory…
On Friday, August 10, Netflix is launching a docuseries called “Afflicted.” The series chronicles the stories of seven chronically ill people who are searching for answers to their baffling symptoms,…
…properties of Spilanthes oleracea with potential effect in chronic fatigue syndrome infirmity. J Ayurveda Integr Med. 2018 Nov 16. pii: S0975-9476(17)30116-X. doi: 10.1016/j.jaim.2017.08.008. [Epub ahead of print] https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S097594761730116X?via%3Dihub (Full article)…
…a Normal Tilt Table Test in ME/CFS Patients Compared to Healthy Volunteers, are Not Related to Deconditioning. J Thrombo Cir: JTC -107. DOI: 10.29011/ JTC -107. 000007 https://www.gavinpublishers.com/articles/Research-Article/Journal-of-Thrombosis-and-Circulation/The-Abnormal-Cardiac-Index-and-Stroke-Volume-Index-Changes-During-a-Normal-Tilt-Table-Test-in-ME-CFS-Patients-Compared-to-Healthy-Volunteers-are-Not-Related-to-Deconditioning (Full article)…
Abstract: A random-sequence peptide microarray can interrogate serum antibodies in a broad, unbiased fashion to generate disease-specific immunosignatures. This approach has been applied to cancer detection, diagnosis of infections, and…
…a community-based research study in the severely affected CFS/ME group. DESIGN: A two-phase clinical cohort study to pilot a series of investigations in participants own homes. SETTING: Participants were community…
…patients. Furthermore, recent studies have provided evidence for severe metabolic disturbances presumably mediated by serum autoantibodies in ME/CFS. Therefore, further efforts are required to delineate the role of autoantibodies in…
Abstract: Application of protocols without parameter standardization and appropriate controls has led manual therapy (MT) and other physiotherapy-based approaches to controversial outcomes. Thus, there is an urgency to carefully define…
Abstract: Fibromyalgia (FM) and myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) are diseases of unknown etiology presenting complex and often overlapping symptomatology. Despite promising advances on the study of miRNomes of these…
…M, Inoue K, Kiyama H. Hyperactivation of proprioceptors induces microglia-mediated long-lasting pain in a rat model of chronic fatigue syndrome. J Neuroinflammation. 2019 Mar 30;16(1):67. doi: 10.1186/s12974-019-1456-x. https://jneuroinflammation.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12974-019-1456-x (Full article)…