by Cort Johnson | Nov 22, 2024 | Cytokines, Drugs, Homepage, Immune, long COVID, NIH, Pathogens
Jen X’s remarkable and full recovery from a long-term case of severe ME/CFS using Rinvoq, otherwise known as upadacitinib, has put it and the other “citinib” drugs in the spotlight. This blog takes a deeper dive into what happened and what’s going on with these drugs…
by Jen X | Nov 20, 2024 | Cytokines, Homepage, Immune, Inflammation, Pathogens, Recovery stories
Jen quickly recovers from a long and severe case of chronic fatigue syndrome eg. ME/CFS using a JAK1 inhibitor called Rinvoq.
by Cort Johnson | Nov 14, 2024 | Epstein-Barr Virus, Homepage, HPA axis, Inflammation, Pathogens, Testosterone
Spanish researchers propose that chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is an immune driven disease that targets the pituitary gland. Treatment suggestions are given.
by Bronc | Nov 11, 2024 | #MEAction, Autoimmune, B-cells, Basal Ganglia, Clotting, Energy Production, Epstein-Barr Virus, Genetics, Homepage, Inflammation, Mast cell activation syndrome, Monocytes, Muscles, Pathogens, Sex hormones
Two ME/CFS experts talk about what's causing it and what's next for the disease at the NIH.
by Cort Johnson | Nov 6, 2024 | BDNF, Brain, Connective Tissues, Energy Production, Epstein-Barr Virus, Homepage, Hormones, Liver, ME/CFS, Metabolism, Research, Severe ME/CFS, Sex hormones
Remember the Open Medicine Foundation’s Severe ME/CFS Big Data study? Initiated in 2015, it was one of three unusually large and expensive ME/CFS studies (Intramural Study NIH, CDC’s Multisite Study) begun in the 2010s…
by Cort Johnson | Nov 2, 2024 | Energy Production, Epstein-Barr Virus, Homepage, Muscles, Oxidative Stress, T-cells
Recent studies suggest that damaged mitochondria - particularly when presented with a pathogen - could be at the heart of chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS).
