Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS/ME) News

Scientists Seek Causes of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

2011-03-23T06:35:00.000-07:00

"As scientists race to find a biological cause for chronic fatigue syndrome, long considered by many doctors to exist in patients' heads, the National Institutes of Health could shed new light on the debate at a major scientific workshop on the disord"

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Organizations Announce Coalition 4 ME/CFS, the First US Coalition to Promote a National ME/CFS Agenda - PR.com

2011-03-16T06:27:00.000-07:00

"NeuroEndocrineImmune Disease (NEIDs) organizations have formed the first US coalition to serve their patient community and change public policy. The Coalition 4 ME/CFS mission is to present a unified voice with common goals and objectives that will improve the quality of life for myalgic encephalomyelitis / chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) patients and their families."

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Compound in grapes may be effective for improving chronic fatigue syndrome and promoting brain health.

2011-03-15T08:37:00.000-07:00

"Resveratrol may be effective for improving fatigue symptoms and enlarging the atrophic hippocampus by repressing apoptosis and promoting neurogenesis."

CiteULike: Resveratrol improves hippocampal atrophy in chronic fatigue mice by enhancing neurogenesis and inhibiting apoptosis of granular cells.:

Migraine headaches in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS): Comparison of two prospective cross-sectional studies.

2011-03-15T08:26:00.000-07:00

"Migraines may contribute to illness in chronic fatigue syndrome."

"BMC neurology, Vol. 11, No. 1. (5 March 2011), 30. doi:10.1186/1471-2377-11-30 Key: citeulike:8948605

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Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Not Caused by XMRV Virus, Study Finds

2010-12-21T06:37:00.000-08:00

"Dec. 20, 2010 -- Chronic fatigue syndrome is not caused by the virus XMRV, according to new research

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Not Caused by XMRV Virus, Study Finds:

No differences in cardiovascular autonomic responses to mental stress in CFS adolescents as compared to healthy controls

2010-12-15T04:56:00.000-08:00

Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is a disabling disease with unknown etiology. There is accumulating evidence of altered cardiovascular autonomic responses to different somatic stressors, in particular orthostatic stress, whereas autonomic responses to mental stress remain to be investigated.

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Wine Compound Improves Symptom of CFS - Study

2010-12-10T09:10:00.000-08:00

Resveratrol is a compound found in wine and grapes.
Moriya, J. et al. Resveratrol Improves Hippocampal Atrophy in Chronic Fatigue Mice by Enhancing Neurogenesis adnd Inhibiting Apoptosis of Granular Cells. Biological Pharmacology Bulletin URL http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v\&\#38;pid=explorer\&\#38;chrome=true\&\#38;srcid=1WOJo1B59vvV7ytc0OR2O3pNgBFyzAE0-BvVW9Q-vQ9fbVgsKkpQVwehHnoiD\&\#38;hl=en\&\#38;authkey=CNT7nRc.

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Lipid peroxidation is elevated in female patients with chronic fatigue syndrome.

2010-12-07T09:37:00.000-08:00

"Conclusions: High levels of MDA, positively correlated with TG and lower HDL levels, might be indicative of proatherogenic events in female CFS patients, a group not otherwise considered a risk for atherosclerosis."

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Eating chocolate can ease chronic fatigue syndrome | TheMedGuru

2010-12-07T08:58:00.000-08:00

Comment: This is not the first time we have suggested chocolate may help CFS ---and probably will not be the last. :)

"Dark chocolate contains certain chemicals which can help relieve chronic fatigue syndrome, reveals a recent study by researchers from the University of Hull and the Hull York Medical School."

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Another Delay: Ampligen for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

2010-12-04T06:32:00.000-08:00

"One year after the FDA rejected Ampligen (poly I:poly C12U), manufacturer Hemispherx Biopharma Inc. has asked for up to another year to resubmit data on its New Drug Application (NDA)."

Top brains tackle chronic fatigue syndrome

2010-12-02T11:53:00.000-08:00

Top brains tackle chronic fatigue syndrome: "Some of the world's leading researchers in neuroscience and immunology have gathered on the Gold Coast for an international science symposium on the debilitating chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS"

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Patients Grow Weary of Doubt

2010-11-29T16:57:00.000-08:00

"According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the causes of chronic fatigue syndrome are largely unknown"

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BBC News - Dorset woman with severe ME 'left to rot by the NHS'

2010-11-26T06:42:00.000-08:00

"A Dorset woman with severe ME who has been unable to leave her bed for eight years has been 'left to rot' by the NHS, her family has said."

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With New Information Indicating Effectiveness of Ampligen

2010-11-26T06:38:00.000-08:00

"Shareholders in Hemispherx Biopharma, Inc. (AMEX: HEB) have been waiting a considerable period of time for the specialty pharmaceutical company to deliver positive news regarding their Phase III trial involving the experimental therapeutic Ampligen."

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Chocolate may ease symptoms of chronic fatigue syndrome: research - Telegraph

2010-11-26T06:21:00.000-08:00

"Dark chocolate is rich in chemicals known to increase signals carried around the brain but this is thought to be the first time the confection has been found to help symptoms of chronic fatigue syndrome"

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Chronic fatigue syndrome patients frustrated in trying to get treatment - Peterborough Examiner - Ontario, CA

2010-11-08T17:48:00.000-08:00

Chronic fatigue syndrome patients frustrated in trying to get treatment - Peterborough Examiner - Ontario, CA: "leading specialist in the treatment of chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia and multiple chemical sensitivities spoke to local physicians and residents Friday."

CiteULike: The search for pain relief in people with chronic fatigue syndrome: A descriptive study.

2010-11-05T06:43:00.000-07:00

CiteULike: The search for pain relief in people with chronic fatigue syndrome: A descriptive study.: "The results of this study suggest some physiotherapy and CAM treatments may help people manage painful CFS symptoms"

UroToday - URS 2010 - Clinical phenotype progression in women with interstitial cystitis/painful bladder syndrome (IC/PBS) - Abstract

2010-10-27T03:48:00.000-07:00

UroToday - URS 2010 - Clinical phenotype progression in women with interstitial cystitis/painful bladder syndrome (IC/PBS) - Abstract: "IBS, FM and CFS are more prevalent in IC/PBS patients than asymptomatic control subjects and result in significant impact"

New study casts doubt on retrovirus link to cancer and chronic fatigue syndrome - Los Angeles Times

2010-10-27T03:41:00.000-07:00

"New study casts doubt on retrovirus link to cancer and chronic fatigue syndrome"

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The Personality of Chronic Fatigue | Brain Blogger

2010-10-24T17:39:00.000-07:00

The Personality of Chronic Fatigue Brain Blogger: "Studies suggest that chronic fatigue may not only have the power to change a person’s personality but that certain personality traits may also put a person at higher risk of developing chronic fatigue."

The toll and troubles of chronic fatigue

2010-10-22T03:33:00.000-07:00

The toll and troubles of chronic fatigue

CFS Panel Wants Name Change for Disorder - in Infectious Disease, General Infectious Disease from MedPage Today

2010-10-21T03:26:00.000-07:00

Medical News: CFS Panel Wants Name Change for Disorder - in Infectious Disease, General Infectious Disease from MedPage Today

Gut inflammation in chronic fatigue syndrome

2010-10-13T11:40:00.000-07:00

Gut inflammation in chronic fatigue syndrome: "Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is a debilitating disease characterized by unexplained disabling fatigue and a combination of accompanying symptoms the pathology of which is incompletely understood. Many CFS patients complain of gut dysfunction."

Failure to Detect Xenotropic Murine Leukemia Virus... [J Infect Dis. 2010] - PubMed result

2010-10-13T11:37:00.000-07:00

Failure to Detect Xenotropic Murine Leukemia Virus... [J Infect Dis. 2010] - PubMed result: "XMRV was not enriched in patients with blood‐borne or sexually transmitted infections from the United Kingdom and Western Europe"

Nrf2, HSP90 and CFS - More Evidence of Increased Risk w Certain Ancestries~!

2010-10-09T12:45:00.000-07:00

Nrf2, HSP90 and CFS - More Evidence of Increased Risk w Certain Ancestries~!