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Brain holds the key to chronic fatigue.

Australasian Business Intelligence, March, 2006

Byline: Emma Young

Mar 20, 2006 (New Scientist - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Scientists have found that viral infections can lead to chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) in some people. University of New South Wales researcher Andrew Lloyd and his peers tracked a group of 39 patients who had recently been diagnosed with glandular fever. Eight of

them were found to be suffering from CFS six months later, while the rest had no long-term effects from their illness. The research supports the theory that viruses, like the

glandular fever-causing Epstein-Barr virus, or abnormal changes to the immune system can cause temporary brain damage leading to symptoms similar to that of CFS....

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