Tag Archives: Prof Anthony Komaroff

Inflammation correlates with symptoms in CFS

Posted on 08/18/2017 by wames

Research overview abstract: Inflammation correlates with symptoms in chronic fatigue syndrome, by Anthony L Komaroff in PNAS August 15, 2017 It is not unusual for patients who say they are sick to have normal results on standard laboratory testing. The physician … Continue reading →

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Incidence of ME/CFS among U.S. nurses

Posted on 05/24/2017 by wames

Research abstract: Incidence of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome in a large prospective cohort of U.S. nurses, by Natalia Palacios, Kathryn C. Fitzgerald, Anthony L. Komaroff, Alberto Ascherio in Fatigue: Biomedicine, Health & Behavior [Published online: 18 May 2017] Background: The incidence … Continue reading →

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ME/CFS linked to imbalanced microbiome

Posted on 04/27/2017 by wames

Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health Press release, 26 April 2017: Chronic fatigue syndrome linked to imbalanced microbiome Scientists identify abnormal levels of specific gut bacteria in individuals with chronic fatigue syndrome, including those with and without co-morbid IBS … Continue reading →

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Discussion of Fluge’s finding of key metabolic enzyme impairment in ME/CFS

Posted on 01/18/2017 by wames

TV2 interview with Dr Øystein Fluge on his latest research on ME/CFS – in Norwegian with English subtitles. Begins with a man who is very severely affected by ME. (11 minutes 23 seconds)    Watch video   Medscape Medical news article, 13 January 2017: … Continue reading →

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Robust evidence of an underlying biological process in ME/CFS

Posted on 11/11/2016 by wames

Miriam Tucker reports on the overwhelming evidence for the biological basis for ME/CFS which was presented at the IACFS/ME conference in the USA in October 2016: Biomarker Research Advances in ‘Chronic Fatigue Syndrome’, by Miriam E. Tucker in Medscape Medical … Continue reading →

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