Chronic Fatigue Syndrome News & Features

November 30, 2021 — Nearly half of the post-COVID patients studied showed symptoms associated with chronic fatigue.

May 2, 2019 — More than 1 million Americans have myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS). Learn about the symptoms of this serious disease.

April 30, 2019 — The test tracks changes in the electrical pattern of a person's cells, and it accurately flagged all CFS patients in a small group of 40 people, researchers report.

April 2, 2019 — People with the most severe mononucleosis infections were more than three times as likely to meet the diagnostic criteria for chronic fatigue syndrome.

October 20, 2017 — Researchers want to better understand the origins of, and possible treatments for, a badly named disorders that affects millions of Americans.

July 31, 2017 — Inflammation drives the often debilitating condition, new research suggests

July 27, 2017 — Study suggests body amplifies fatigue signals, even during periods of rest

June 22, 2017 — Little by little, patients step up activity levels as an expert coaches via phone or online video

April 27, 2017 — Intestinal bacteria yield clues to the mysterious ailment, researchers say

April 4, 2017 — Researchers point to 'atypical' CFS, where symptoms don't begin suddenly

March 6, 2017 — With disappointing study results, there's still no cure for the mysterious disorder

July 15, 2016 — Intestinal colonies differ in CFS patients, study finds, bolstering notion the disorder isn't a psychological problem

November 23, 2015 — Study shows benefits from certain treatments can last more than two years

March 31, 2015 — Study reveals evidence that it's 'not made up,' researcher says

February 27, 2015 — Researchers saw evidence only in first 3 years of disease, findings could lead to early test

February 10, 2015 — U.S.-appointed panel says illness is 'legitimate,' should be called Systemic Exertion Intolerance Disease

February 5, 2015 — Disorder also associated with other menstrual problems and pelvic pain, study finds

October 30, 2014 — Findings might help doctors diagnose the baffling condition

May 2, 2014 — Inflammation may play a role, small study suggests

February 29, 2012 — Internet-based behavioral therapy appears to be a highly effective new tool for the treatment of teenagers with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), according to a new study from the Netherlands.

October 20, 2011 — Researchers in Norway say they’ve been able to treat symptoms of chronic fatigue syndrome by giving patients a biologic drug that affects the immune system.

September 22, 2011 — Researchers are disputing a 2009 study that found a virus in the blood of people with chronic fatigue syndrome, which some hoped might have pointed to a cause of the disease.

June 1, 2011 — A retrovirus found in the blood samples of some patients with chronic fatigue syndrome likely appeared there as the result of contamination rather than infection, two new studies show.

February 17, 2011 — Cognitive behavioral therapy and exercise, in conjunction with medical care, are safe and effective ways to treat some of the symptoms of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), finds a new study published online in the Lancet.

December 19, 2010 — Chronic fatigue syndrome is not caused by the virus XMRV, according to new research.

September 9, 2010 — An international group of scientists met Tuesday and Wednesday at the National Institutes of Health to assess what’s known about a retrovirus that’s been linked to both prostate cancer and chronic fatigue syndrome.

August 23, 2010 — A family of viruses called MLV may be linked to chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), a study shows.

October 8, 2009 — XMRV, a retrovirus recently discovered in prostate cancers, was found in two-thirds of 101 patients with chronic fatigue syndrome. Some 10 million Americans may carry the virus.

January 5, 2009 — Experiencing serious trauma during childhood may increase a person's risk for developing chronic fatigue syndrome later in life, a new study suggests.

March 21, 2008 — Boosting levels of the stress hormone cortisol with low doses of hydrocortisone could help patients with chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia feel better, a California doctor says.

January 18, 2008 — Women with chronic fatigue syndrome may have lower morning levels of the stress hormone cortisol than healthy women, experts report.

September 13, 2007 — Chronic enterovirus infection may trigger chronic fatigue syndrome in a significant percentage of patients, new research suggests.

November 6, 2006 — Childhood trauma raises a person's risk of chronic fatigue syndrome by three- to eightfold, CDC researchers find.

November 3, 2006 — Chronic fatigue syndrome -- long doubted as a legitimate illness by many and largely ignored by the drug industry -- got a boost from a CDC call to take it seriously.

April 20, 2006 — A study published Wednesday shows evidence of the genetic underpinnings of aspects of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), a disorder affecting up to 1 million Americans.

January 26, 2006 — A mix of physical and psychological factors may affect chronic fatigue syndrome, according to a new review published in <EM>The Lancet</EM>.

December 1, 2005 — Scientists may have found biological evidence of chronic fatigue syndrome.

December 7, 2004 — Cognitive behavioral therapy help teens handle chronic fatigue syndrome, say Dutch researchers. However, it's not a cure.

October 5, 2004 — Active kids may be less likely to develop chronic fatigue syndrome later in life than sedentary children.

September 7, 2004 — The largest completed trial to date of people with chronic fatigue syndrome shows that the drug galantamine is not a potential treatment for the condition.

August 26, 2004 — The long sought-after physical evidence of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) may be found in the skin, according to a new research.

July 23, 2004 — With three months of regular exercise, chronic fatigue syndrome sufferers can get renewed energy, a new report shows.

June 24, 2004 — The physical and mental fatigue caused by chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) costs the U.S. more than $9 billion each year in lost productivity alone.

April 14, 2003 — Chronic fatigue syndrome may have an abnormal heart rhythm as an underlying cause.

November 20, 2001 — Docs say as debilitating as lupus and MS, but search for answers still frustrating

September 19, 2001 — Don't Be Too Quick to Reject These Options, Expert Says

May 29, 2001 — But One Expert Is Not Convinced

February 16, 2000 — It's been labeled everything from a stress disorder to the 'yuppie flu,' but a study in the February issue of The American Journal of Medicine suggests that chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), for which there is no real diagnostic test, causes changes to the i

December 14, 1999 — Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is more likely to improve in patients who have less unclear thinking and fewer symptoms that seem to be unrelated to CFS. Those who improved were also more likely to have infrequent awakening, to sleep fewer hours, and to be