Tag Archives: Cort Johnson
The Basal Ganglia, inflammation and fatigue in ME/CFS
Cort Johnson discusses the research of Dr Andrew Miller, a psychoneuroimmunologist who is interested in how immune activation affects symptoms and behaviour. His research has mostly focused on the biological roots of depression and the effects an immune agent called interferon alpha … Continue reading
Biomarker for fatigue could help validate CFS
Measuring Fatigue Finally? Cort Johnson asks: Has a test that objectively measures fatigue been found? Extract: How to objectively measure fatigue has dogged the Chronic Fatigue Syndrome field for decades. Until researchers can tell how fatigued a person really is … Continue reading
The importance of understanding how our genes change
Extract from article by Cort Johnson: Epigenetics refers to the changes in sites in our DNA that are susceptible to change over time which can modify the expression of our genes. Our genetic heritage, it turns out, only sets the … Continue reading
Cognitive performance affected by poor muscle function in CFS & FM
Abstract BACKGROUND: Both good physical and cognitive functioning have a positive influence on the execution of activities of daily living. Patients with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) as well as patients with fibromyalgia have marked cognitive deficits. Furthermore, a good physical … Continue reading
NPD1 – potential drug for nerve pain in CFS
Abstract Prevalence of neuropathic pain is high after major surgery. However, effective treatment for preventing neuropathic pain is lacking. Here we report that perisurgical treatment of neuroprotectin D1/protectin D1 (NPD1/PD1), derived from docosahexaenoic acid, prevents nerve injury-induced mechanical allodynia and … Continue reading
