More Proof That Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Is a Real Disease - It's in the blood.

[Gondwanaland]

http://www.sciencealert.com/we-have-even-more-proof-that-chronic-fatigue-syndrome-is-a-real-disease
We've Found Even More Proof That Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Is a Real Disease
It's in the blood.


SIGNE DEAN
1 AUG 2017

Millions of people worldwide are struggling with chronic fatigue syndrome. But the disease has been so confusing and mysterious for decades, we still can't even diagnose it properly, let alone find a reliable treatment or cure.

But now scientists have tracked down a bunch of biomarkers which correlate with the syndrome. And that's huge, because it means a blood test for reliably diagnosing the disease is finally on the horizon.

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[RogerBlack]

, even leading to the false thinking that it's a psychological issue, not a 'real disease'.

 

[Mary]

There's a lengthy thread about this which was started yesterday: http://forums.phoenixrising.me/inde...y-in-chronic-fatigue-syndrome-patients.53180/

It's great news!

 

[Snow Leopard]

These headlines, "real disease", ugh. It's guilt by association.

 

[Sidney]

This has probably been posted already - what a relief that it was actually on NPR, even if nothing happens soon enough.
http://www.npr.org/sections/health-...elusive-lab-test-for-chronic-fatigue-syndrome