ME/CFS and the closely related long COVID could be caused by damage to the brainstem, according to a new scientific theory.

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Findings underscore the risk for graded exercise in people with post-exertional malaise and point to careful activity pacing as a safer approach.

A new study has revealed that those with myalgic encephalomyelitis or chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) have notable genetic differences from the general population. The DecodeME research team, led by ...

We expect modern medicine to be able to make sense of our health difficulties. What then, when it fails to do so? This is the reality for many millions of people globally living with myalgic ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A recent NIH study of post-infectious myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome suggests that the ...

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- It's estimated that approximately 2.5 million Americans currently suffer from myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), often a ...

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In the 1980s, many people in the medical community treated chronic fatigue syndrome as a punchline. Some doctors dismissed patients’ debilitating symptoms, including crushing fatigue and crashes after ...