Tag Archives: Cort Johnson
Mitochondrial depletion & energy problems in CFS
Mitochondrial Depletion Could Underlie the Energy Problems in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, comment by Cort Johnson, May 26, 2015 Very, very few chronic fatigue syndrome studies have emerged from Germany, but the last two have been good ones. The one before this … Continue reading
ME/CFS & FM as functionally impairing as major diseases
Cort Johnson writes about research into Functionally Somatic Syndromes on June 1, 2015 in his blog Health Rising: The study urges the need for more research on FSS, a relatively neglected research area. Especially studies on a better understanding of the … Continue reading
Powerful anti-herpes drug: hope for ME/CFS/FM patients
Powerful anti-herpes drug moves forward: hope for ME/CFS/FM patients by Cort Johnson, June 8, 2015. The “IT” drug for herpesviruses Chimerix has been producing the “it” herpesvirus drug under production. Brincidofovir (formerly CM001) is another example of technology moving forward. … Continue reading
Quantum leap in viral detection could impact ME/CFS & FM
Breakthrough findings in an individual disorder are special, but developing new technology that expands our ability to understand many diseases is something else entirely. It provides the potential to make a difference on a truly vast scale. Those types of … Continue reading
Genes disrupt signalling mechanisms in CFS
Research abstract: Background: The transient receptor potential (TRP) superfamily in humans comprises 27 cation channels with permeability to monovalent and divalent cations. These channels are widely expressed within humans on cells and tissues and have significant sensory and regulatory roles … Continue reading
Distinct stages found in ME/CFS
Research abstract Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is an unexplained incapacitating illness that may affect up to 4 million people in the United States alone. There are no validated laboratory tests for diagnosis or management despite global efforts to find … Continue reading
Fatigue in MS and ME: similarities and differences
Cort Johnson in his blog Health rising asks if the fatigue found in MS and ME is similar or different: Simply looking at the symptoms indicated that MS is primarily a fatiguing disorder, and that MS patients may, in fact, … Continue reading
Could use of stress management skills improve PEM?
Research abstract Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) is characterized in part by debilitating fatigue typically exacerbated by cognitive and/or physical exertion, referred to as post-exertional malaise (PEM). In a variety of populations, the cortisol awakening response (CAR) has stood out as … Continue reading
End ME/CFS project
Cort Johnson on the OMF’s new project: The Open Medicine Foundation (OMF) has announced it has created and is raising funds for a huge “End ME/CFS” project. They’re looking for five million dollars a year to fund it — about … Continue reading
Calls for use of immunotherapy to treat chronic pain
Cort Johnson writes: We all know the medical profession is poor at providing pain relief in general, but its record with regards to neuropathic or nerve pain is something else indeed. Despite the fairly large array of drugs physicians use … Continue reading
