Bad B-cells, Malfunctioning Mitochondria and “Could Happiness Help?” The IACFS/ME ME/CFS Zoom Conference Pt. III
This is the third in a series of blog covering the IACFS/ME Zoom conference. Oral Rehydration Solution More Effective than Saline IV at Improving Orthostatic Intolerance Pt. I Starving for Energy? and The Immune Hole That Produced ME/CFS?- The IACFS/ME Conference...
Tying together Fear and Pain: the Parabrachial Nucleus of the Brainstem and Fibromyalgia
The Brainstem The brainstem – a small area at the base of the brain that contacts the spinal cord – has become of ever more interest in chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS). Barnden’s studies suggest brainstem involvement is present. VanElzakker...
Low Brain Blood Flows and Orthostatic Intolerance Ubiquitous in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS)
Every once in a while a study comes along for which terms like “seminal” or “groundbreaking” seems appropriate. The 2020 Van Campen/Rowe/Visser study, “Cerebral blood flow is reduced in ME/CFS during head-up tilt testing even in the...
Wound up, Overheated and Tweaked: A Look at the Fibromyalgia Brain and Nervous System.
In “Key Milestones Contributing to the Understanding of the Mechanisms Underlying Fibromyalgia”, two Australian researchers give a fascinating overview of what they consider to be the breakthrough findings in FM. Tellingly, they quickly highlight...
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) Fibromyalgia Study Produces Lasting Relief
Using magnetic fields to treat the brain sounds more than a bit woo-woo. The brain, though, is an electrical organ. Our central nervous system uses tiny bits of electricity – electrons – to send signals whizzing around the brain, and electrons in turn...Lives Interrupted Latest Story
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