Findings underscore the risk for graded exercise in people with post-exertional malaise and point to careful activity pacing as a safer approach.

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ME/CFS and the closely related long COVID could be caused by damage to the brainstem, according to a new scientific theory.

Bethesda, MD — New research into the mechanisms underlying myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) and long COVID is aimed at identifying potential approaches to treatment of the ...

Share on Pinterest New research dives into the relationship between myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome and the gut microbiome. Image credit: Lea Suzuki/The San Francisco Chronicle via ...

Patients with chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME/CFS) have heightened innate immune responses to bacteria, viruses, and fungi. While these responses are essential to fight ...

‘My last day will be on Saturday, January 27th. The #euthanasia will happen between 1:30 and 2:30pm,’ reads the post on X. The words of Lauren, a 28-year-old woman from the Netherlands, stops me ...

“chronic fatigue syndrome.” Now it’s called ME/CFS. Recently, a big study looked at people who got the illness after an infection, and it turned up a few clues about what might be causing their ...