Focus On: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research at Georgetown
Researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center have worked for years to better understand myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), a complex and often debilitating illness characterized by profound fatigue, post-exertional malaise, cognitive difficulties, sleep problems and other symptoms.
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Gulf War Illness and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Distinct Illnesses, Georgetown Study Suggests
A Georgetown University Medical Center study suggests that Gulf War Illness and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome are distinct illnesses, an outcome that could affect the treatment of…
August 10, 2020
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Majority of Veterans with GWI Report Moderate/Severe Fatigue, Sleep and Pain Symptoms
An online survey of nearly 500 veterans with Gulf War illness (GWI) suggests a high burden of disease almost three decades after the.…
February 5, 2020
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Veterans Study Suggests Two Subtypes of Gulf War Illness
Brain imaging of veterans with Gulf War illness show varying abnormalities after moderate exercise that can be categorized into two distinct groups — an outcome that suggests a…
December 12, 2019
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Brain Studies Show Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Gulf War Illness are Distinct Conditions
Neuroscientists at Georgetown University Medical Center have evidence, derived from human brain studies, that Gulf War Illness and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome are two distinct…
October 23, 2019
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Perceptions of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome in the Emergency Department
Findings from a novel online questionnaire of people with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) who rated their perceptions of care in a hospital’s emergency department suggest the…
January 10, 2019
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Brain Chemistry Profiles Shows Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Gulf War Illness as Unique Disorders
Researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center have found distinct molecular signatures in chronic fatigue syndrome and Gulf War Illness, two brain disorders long thought to…
November 9, 2017
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Solving the Mystery of Gulf War Illness
New research from Georgetown strongly associates Gulf War illness to alterations in brain structure and. …
February 14, 2014