Chronic Fatigue Debate Goes on: New Study Links the Syndrome to a Virus
Two studies looking for a virus that has been linked to chronic fatigue syndrome have come to opposite conclusions. In a new study in PNAS, scientists found strains of the suspected virus in 32 of 37 stored blood samples from CFS patients, and they also showed up in a few recent samples. These findings don't agree with those of another study released a couple months earlier in Retrovirology, which found no viral presence at all, suggesting that researchers still have work to do to sort this out. CFS has been a controversial diagnosis for some time, with the debate largely raging over whether it is a physical or psychological condition. Lately, many studies have been testing the involvement of xenotropic murine leukemia virus-related virus (XMRV), which is closely related to a virus found in mice and may be associated with prostate cancer. Read the comments on this post
Chronic Fatigue Debate Goes on: New Study Links the Syndrome to a Virus
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Tue 24 Aug 10 from Discover Magazine
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Mon 23 Aug 10 from ABC Science
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Mon 23 Aug 10 from The Washington Post
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Mon 23 Aug 10 from PhysOrg
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Linked to Mouse Virus, Tue 24 Aug 10 from FOXNews
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Wed 25 Aug 10 from Ars Technica
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Tue 24 Aug 10 from L.A. Times
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Mon 23 Aug 10 from CNN
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Mon 23 Aug 10 from Reuters
More Evidence Virus Plays Role in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
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Tue 24 Aug 10 from Health News
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