New research seems to offer some long-sought insights into the perplexing and devastating condition known as myalgic encephalomyelitis, also called chronic fatigue syndrome. The National Institutes of ...

Chronic fatigue syndrome, also known as myalgic encephalomyelitis, was once considered a rare disease — if it was even considered a real disease at all. People who complained to their doctor about ...

CFS is more than just feeling tired. It's a chronic state of fatigue that can last months or even years, significantly impacting daily routines. While the condition is more common in females, ...

The number of ME/CFS patients is expected to rise drastically due to long-term effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Scientists have now identified possible biomarkers that could improve the diagnosis and ...

The microbiota is the community of bacteria, fungi, and viruses that calls the body home. The gut microbiota plays a pivotal role in health, and disruptions to it have been linked to a host of ...

If you have felt a never-ending sense of severe exhaustion that can’t be fixed by sleeping, you’re not alone. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released new data on Friday that found that ...

Chronic fatigue syndrome affects people differently, and its symptoms can be widespread. Muscle pain, digestive issues and flu-like symptoms are a few of the less obvious signs of the condition. It’s ...

Since the beginning of the pandemic, SARS-CoV-2 has been suspected of causing chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS). A well-controlled study has now shown that, even after mild COVID-19, a subset of ...

Brain fog. Fatigue. Sleep problems. These symptoms plague many people with "long COVID" for weeks or months after recovering from COVID-19. But these symptoms are also remarkably similar to those of ...

Scientists have developed a test for chronic fatigue syndrome that detects the reaction of the immune cells and blood plasma to stress. The findings may also help screen effective drugs for the ...

Terri Wilder became dreadfully ill in 2014, falling asleep immediately each day after she got home from work and laying in bed all weekend, recovering just enough to drag herself to work the next week ...