Dr Nath Talks on the ME/CFS NIH Intramural Study
Clutching our little maps we gloomily stared at the rain pelting the grey labyrinth that was the NIH. We were utterly lost and very late for our appointment with Dr. Nath, the leader of the NIH Intramural study on ME/CFS. Thankfully, we eventually found our way and...
The Brainstem, Vagus Nerve, Neuroinflammation and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: The VanElzakker Way
Jeff’s amazing craniocervical instability story indicated that a damaged brainstem can produce all the symptoms of ME/CFS/FM/POTS. He’s not the first to believe that. Michael VanElzakker, the author of the Vagus Nerve Hypothesis, has believed that for...
Neuroinflammation and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: The VanElzakker Way
In 2013, Michael VanElzakker produced one of the most intriguing hypotheses to date in ME/CFS. His Vagus Nerve Hypothesis proposed that an infection/inflammation near the vagus nerve was causing it to send an unending stream of messages to the brain, telling it to...
Could the Gut Cure Neuroinflammation? An M.S. and ME/CFS/FM Inquiry
Multiple sclerosis is a brain disease, right? Wrong. A recent study suggested that M.S. is actually a gut-brain disease and that drug makers trying to cure M.S. may be barking up the wrong tree. They should be looking to the gut – not the brain. It’s not...
Inflammation and Energy Issues Highlighted in Fibromyalgia
A Molecular Revolution We are in the midst of a molecular revolution. Instead of plucking out individual factors and studying them, researchers are ploughing through immense amounts of data to try and get at the molecular roots of illness. They’re using genetic,...Lives Interrupted Latest Story
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