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t-cell exhaustion

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    Avindra Nath finds T-cell exhaustion in ME/CFS, which weakens immunity, and is possibly caused by the persistent remnants of a viral infection

    Has Professor Avindra Nath nailed the cause of ME/CFS? An article in Scientific American details Prof Avindra Nath's latest NIH study on ME/CFS. This study finds that in ME/CFS patients, the T-cells of the immune system have become exhausted, so cannot properly clear viral infections: • In...