NZ Herald: Chronic fatigue cause unlocked
Alice Neville of the New Zealand Herald reports that the previously-unknown cause of chronic fatigue syndrome has been found. Chronic fatigue syndrome, which affects 20,000 New Zealanders (and around...
View ArticleMolecular biologist wins Rutherford Medal
Biochemist Warren Tate, from Otago University, has won the country’s top scientific award – the Rutherford Medal – at last night’s Research Honours Dinner. Tate, who has been at Otago since 1968, is...
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Potential test for chronic fatigue syndrome – experts respond
Newly discovered biomarkers could form the basis of a long sought-after blood test for chronic fatigue sufferers. Credit: Lauren Rushing Chronic fatigue syndrome, known medically as myalgic...
View ArticleResearchers claim proof chronic fatigue syndrome is a bodily disease – Expert...
Researchers claim they have “unequivocally proved” that Chronic Fatigue Syndrome is not a psychosomatic disease. One of their studies finds mitochondria – known as the “powerhouse of the cell” – are...
View ArticleMysterious pain disorder may not be only in the brain – Expert Reaction
A study in mice shows that fibromyalgia – a poorly understood condition which causes ongoing pain and fatigue in an estimated 1 in 40 people worldwide – could be caused by the immune system turning up...
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Should chronic fatigue syndrome be classified as a disability? – Expert Reaction
A petition to reclassify myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) as a disability is expected to be read at Parliament tomorrow. 25,000 New Zealanders are thought to suffer from this...
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