Fibromyalgia and Lupus

Increasing fitness leads to a bigger brain boost following exercise
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'I want to live my life': Fibromyalgia sufferers being failed by NHS Researchers and patients are calling for the NHS to overhaul its care of fibromyalgia patients.

People suffering from the chronic pain condition fibromyalgia are being failed by the NHS, according to new research which found patients were waiting years for diagnosis, undergoing unnecessary tests and being prescribed harmful drugs.

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Spring fatigue cannot be empirically proven
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Weight-loss jab could be made for $3 a month, study finds Cheap semaglutide, the drug in Ozempic and Wegovy, could help millions with diabetes and obesity in 160 countries

Weight-loss jab could be made for $3 a month, study finds
Cheap semaglutide, the drug in Ozempic and Wegovy, could help millions with diabetes and obesity in 160 countries
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Why does the body deem some foods safe and others unsafe? Scientists identify three new proteins, one each from soybean, corn, and wheat, that the body uses to determine oral tolerance—the opposite of food allergy. They found that specialized immune ce...

Why does the body deem some foods safe and others unsafe?
Study co-led by scientist now at Salk Institute finds three new proteins that the body uses to determine “safe” foods, helping understand food tolerance and allergy
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Using the vagus nerve to treat disease: Review maps today’s science, points to tomorrow’s therapies Vagus nerve modulation is already used to treat conditions from epilepsy and depression to migraine and rheumatoid arthritis — but the science is scattered across devices and settings. A new UC ...

Using the vagus nerve to treat disease: Review maps today’s science, points to tomorrow’s therapies. This looks really interesting as a therapy for a number of conditions including autoimmune. Have you tried it ? Would you try it?
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Not all ADHD is the same: Brain imaging study reveals two distinct types Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common neurodevelopmental disorder with behavioural symptoms and grey matter volume (GMV) changes. However, previous studies have not fully elucida...

Not all ADHD is the same: Brain imaging study reveals two distinct types
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Study reveals how gut bacteria and diet can reprogram fat to burn more energy Scientists at City of Hope, the Broad Institute and Keio University have discovered how specific gut bacteria work together with diet to flip a metabolic switch — transforming ene...

Study reveals how gut bacteria and diet can reprogram fat to burn more energy
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B cell targeted CAR-T therapy for autoimmune diseases Chimeric antigen receptor T (CAR-T) cell therapy has emerged as a transformative approach in modern medicine, demonstrating remarkable efficacy in targeting pathogenic B-cell lineages with unprecedent...

B cell targeted CAR-T therapy for autoimmune diseases
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Music may not boost focus or mood during exercise, review suggests
Large review suggests any influence of music during exercise depends on factors like exercise intensity and participant characteristics
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Can the canny tick help prevent disease like MS and cancer? A team from the Monash University Biomedicine Discovery Institute in Australia has identified a tick-derived evasin that can bind to two major classes of chemokines, a discovery that is important...

Can the canny tick help prevent disease like MS and cancer?
Tick-derived protein show potential for the development of therapeutics targeting inflammatory and autoimmune diseases
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How brain activity changes throughout the day "We undertook this difficult study to understand fatigue," said senior author Daniel Forger, a University of Michigan professor of mathematics. "We're seeing profound changes in the...

Understanding fatigue - How brain activity changes throughout the day
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Keto diet may restore exercise benefits in people with high blood sugar Scientists with the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC found that feeding mice with high blood sugar a high-fat, low-carbohydrate ketogenic diet rapidly lowered their glucose levels and impro...

Keto diet may restore exercise benefits in people with high blood sugar
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Ketamine may fight chronic fatigue, study suggests
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My maddening battle with chronic fatigue syndrome: ‘On my worst days, it feels almost demonic’ The long read: I suffered with my mystery illness for decades before gaining a diagnosis. Could retraining my brain be the answer?

My maddening battle with chronic fatigue syndrome: ‘On my worst days, it feels almost demonic’ I suffered with my mystery illness for decades before gaining a diagnosis.
Could retraining my brain be the answer?
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Virgin olive oil protects cognitive health through the gut microbiota
A study led by the URV reveals that consuming virgin olive oil, as opposed to refined olive oil, improves bacterial diversity and helps preserve brain function in older people
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Why chronic pain lasts longer in women: Immune cells offer clues Chronic pain lasts longer for women than men, and new research suggests differences in hormone-regulated immune cells, called monocytes, may help explain why. In a new paper in Science Immunology, res...

Why chronic pain lasts longer in women: Immune cells offer clues
New research finds hormone-regulated cells play a key role in resolving pain
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Aerobic exercise may be most effective for relieving depression/anxiety symptoms
Group exercise may be best for depression; shorter, lower intensity exercise may be best for anxiety; all forms of exercise are as good as, or better than, medication/talking therapies
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Pitt research reveals protective key that may curb insulin-resistance and prevent diabetes Scientists at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine discovered a surprising new way the body can fight insulin resistance and diabetes – by boosting a special type of “good&rdquo...

Pitt research reveals protective key that may curb insulin-resistance and prevent diabetes
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Natto your average food Osaka Metropolitan University researchers discovered that the concentration of beneficial supersulfides increases significantly during the fermentation process of natto.

Natto your average food
A comprehensive analysis of supersulfide production in fermented soybeans
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Climate-friendly diet yielded unexpectedly strong nutritional outcomes That eating plenty of vegetables, wholegrains and legumes is beneficial for health is well known. More surprising, however, is that people who eat in a environmentally-friendly way also display nutrit...

A climate-friendly diet yielded unexpectedly strong nutritional outcomes
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Fentanyl makeover: Core structural redesign could lead to safer pain medications Modified molecule shows diminished respiratory depression—the leading cause of opioid overdose deaths—while retaining full pain-blocking capability.

Fentanyl makeover: Core structural redesign could lead to safer pain medications
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Breakthrough lupus model unveils Keratinocyte's pivotal role in triggering disease progression
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Children and adolescents affected by juvenile fibromyalgia are more sensitive to non-painful sensory stimuli Children and adolescents affected by juvenile fibromyalgia show greater sensitivity to non-painful sensory stimuli, such as sounds and bright lights. This hypersensitivity is closely related to the se...

Children and adolescents affected by juvenile fibromyalgia are more sensitive to non-painful sensory stimuli
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‘Hidden’ bugs in our gut appear key to good health, finds global study An understudied group of bacteria in our gut microbiome appears to play a central role in keeping us healthy, according to researchers at the University of Cambridge.

‘Hidden’ bugs in our gut appear key to good health, finds global study
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‘Adjustments must be made’: how to live well after mid-life We are living longer and longer, but many of us are unprepared for the challenges age brings, says the novelist and psychotherapist Frank Tallis

‘Adjustments must be made’: how to live well after mid-life - what is your take on the endless drone of advice we get today about health?
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Fighting back pain and sports injuries: Could microgravity be a new solution?
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Mediterranean diet can reduce risk of stroke by up to 25%, long-term study suggests Two-decade study indicates a diet rich in olive oil, nuts, seafood and vegetables can cut risk of every type of stroke

Mediterranean diet can reduce risk of stroke by up to 25%, long-term study suggests
Two-decade study indicates a diet rich in foods such as olive oil, nuts and vegetables can cut risk of every type of stroke

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Why visceral pain makes us more empathetic
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Ultra-processed foods should be treated more like cigarettes than food – study UPFs are made to encourage addiction and consumption and should be regulated like tobacco, say researchers

Ultra-processed foods should be treated more like cigarettes than food – study Do you agree?
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