“Therefore, in this study, we hypothesize that understanding cortisol patterns in both these syndromes may be a crucial factor in characterizing FMS and CFS.” The authors More than any other substance, cortisol demonstrates how integral a role the stress...
A demon on one’s life. What a ripe metaphor for chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS). A demon – a kind of slippery, malevolent, unearthly being – difficult to get one’s hands on. Difficult even to see… On one’s life. Not around...
As Dr. Peterson watched the coronavirus bear down on his community it was like deja vu. Thirty-six years ago Peterson was at the heart of one of the most infamous ME/CFS outbreaks in history – the 1984 Incline Village outbreak. Poor testing then had contributed...
The findings are tentative and need to be validated, but if they hold up they could signal a fundamental split between people who’s chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) was triggered by an infection and those who came down with ME/CFS some other way. If your...
The Scheibenbogen Effect With the studies pouring out, it’s getting hard to keep up with Carmen Scheibenbogen and friends in Germany. Scheibenbogen has co-authored no less than five papers on chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) in 2020. With Klaus Wirth coming on...
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