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Nov. 6, 2025 -- Fibromyalgia affects about 4 million U.S. adults. Though its cause remains unclear, it can be effectively diagnosed, treated, and managed. But what exactly is fibromyalgia, and why is ...

ME/CFS and the closely related long COVID could be caused by damage to the brainstem, according to a new scientific theory. If their new model turns out to be right, the scientists behind it suggest ...

During intense training or a new strength routine, you might experience some major soreness, but if you begin experiencing pain—especially above your normal threshold or typical postworkout ...

A faulty ion channel function is a consistent biological feature of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome ...

Brain fog. Fatigue. Sleep problems. These symptoms plague many people with "long COVID" for weeks or months after recovering from COVID-19. But these symptoms are also remarkably similar to those of ...

If you feel achy, stiff and tired all the time, you could be one of the 4 million American adults with fibromyalgia. The condition generally tends to show up after age 40, and women are twice as ...

Chronic physical pain, exhaustion, low energy, and depressed mood are underlying symptoms of many disorders, often leading to a puzzling diagnosis. Fibromyalgia, depression, and chronic fatigue ...

Findings underscore the risk for graded exercise in people with post-exertional malaise and point to careful activity pacing as a safer approach.

An estimated two million people in England and Scotland were experiencing symptoms of long COVID as of March 2024, according to the Office for National Statistics. Of these, 1.5 million said the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A recent NIH study of post-infectious myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome suggests that the ...

Lauren Silva, a freelance writer in New York City, believes in feeling good in your body and making that experience accessible to everyone across generations. The proof is in her ever-piling browser ...