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Research review: What causes ME/CFS: The role of the dysfunctional immune system & viral infections

Is the immune dysregulation hypothesis proven?   A European team led by Dr Amolak Bansal review a number of areas of research into ME/CFS before concluding: “After over 20 year of attempting to identify specific immune defects and infectious agents … Continue reading

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ME/CFS not linked to XMRV and pMLV viruses

A multi-site blinded study published in mBio. claims to put to rest the notion that XMRV and pMLV viruses cause ME/CFS: The causes of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) have long eluded scientists. In 2009, a paper in the journal Science … Continue reading

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