Tag Archives: PET scan

Dr VanElzakker’s ME research using PET, MRI and Tesla-7 scans

Posted on 12/20/2016 by wames

MEAction blog post, by Jaime S, 12Dec 2016: Dr VanElzakker: two new ME/CFS studies at Harvard #MEAction recently interviewed Dr. Michael VanElzakker regarding two, new studies on ME/CFS. The first aims to discover evidence of increased activity where the sensory … Continue reading →

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Scientific American highlights brain inflammation studies

Posted on 05/20/2014 by wames

Researchers might soon redefine the mysterious condition, while the latest findings point to the role of brain inflammation by Katherine Harmon Courage in Scientific American, May 16, 2014 More than one million people in the U.S. suffer from a poorly … Continue reading →

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Brain scans detect neuroinflammation in CFS

Posted on 04/09/2014 by wames

Abstract Chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME) is a disease characterized by chronic, profound, disabling, and unexplained fatigue. Although it is hypothesized that brain inflammation is involved in the pathophysiology of CFS/ME, there is no direct evidence of neuroinflammation in patients … Continue reading →

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