gulf war illness

DTI-Derived Evaluation of Glymphatic System Function in Veterans with Chronic Multisymptom Illness Yu Zhang; Matthew S. Moore; Yashar Rahimpour; J. David Clark; Peter J. Bayley; J. Wesson Ashford; Ansgar J. Furst BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Chronic Multisymptom Illness includes symptoms of fatigue...

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Echoes of Gulf War Illness: A Case Study of Chronic Symptoms from Toxic Exposure in East Palestine, Ohio Alexander Lishuen Chen, Jun Hee Han, Beatrice Alexandra Golomb Published: 04 December 2024 [Line breaks added] Abstract Mixed toxic chemical exposures are a common problem, but...

Military Exposures and Early Menopause: Findings From the Gulf War Era Cohort Study (GWECS) Carolyn J. Gibson, Guichan Cao, Sabra Inslicht, Allison D. Altman, Caitlin E. Haas, Aaron Schneiderman, Erin Dursa [Line breaks added] Objective Traumatic and environmental exposures during military...

[...] Herpesviruses and a Faulty Antiviral Response may Contribute to Chronic Multi-Symptom and Multi-System Illnesses in U.S. Military Veterans Brandon Cox, Paula Goolkasian, Irene Mena Palomo, Marshall V. Williams, Sean R. Maloney, Maria Eugenia Ariza [Line breaks added] ABSTRACT Chronic...

Unraveling the genetics of gulf war illness in diverse participants enrolled in the million veteran program Gita A Pathak, Dora Koller, Brenda Cabrera-Mendoza, Alice B S Nono Djotsa, Frank R Wendt, Antonella De Lillo, Eleni Friligkou, Jun He, Manuela R Kouakou, Linh M Duong, Jacqueline Vahey...

Ignored, Dismissed, and Minimized: Understanding the Harmful Consequences of Invalidation in Health Care—A Systematic Meta-Synthesis of Qualitative Research Allyson C. Bontempo, John M. Bontempo, Paul R. Duberstein [Line breaks added] Abstract The upsurge in the prevalence of contested...

Cerebral hemodynamics to acute exercise in Veterans with Gulf War Illness Grace E. Branchaw Committee Members: Dr. Dane Cook, Chair Dr. Jill Barnes Dr. Jee-Seon Kim [Line breaks added] Introduction Gulf War Illness (GWI) is a chronic multisymptom illness (CMI) affecting approximately one...

Abstract Gulf War Illness (GWI) is a multi-symptom disorder affecting 1990–1991 Persian Gulf War veterans and is characterized by post-exertional malaise, neurological symptoms, immune deregulation, and exhaustion. Causation is not understood, and effective diagnostics and therapies have not yet...

Negative Association of Gulf War Illness Symptomatology with Predicted Binding Affinity of Anthrax Vaccine Antigen to Human Leukocyte (HLA) Class II Molecules Lisa M James, Apostolos P Georgopoulos Background Anthrax is a serious disease caused by Bacillus anthracis (B. anthracis) with a very...

Assessing Neuroinflammation in GWI Using MRS Sponsor: University of Alabama at Birmingham Principal Investigator: Jarred Younger Study Description This proposal is for a Tier 1 (Discovery) study that uses a human, cross-sectional, observational neuroimaging approach to measure...

Posting because of this reference to Gulf War Syndrome: That respect led him to be appointed to positions that demanded a sensitive touch: they included chairing an inquiry into legislation against terrorism in 1996 and the inquiry into Gulf War syndrome, set up in 2004. This was established...

PON1 Status in Relation to Gulf War Illness: Evidence of Gene–Exposure Interactions from a Multisite Case–Control Study of 1990–1991 Gulf War Veterans Steele, Lea; Furlong, Clement E.; Richter, Rebecca J.; Marsillach, Judit; Janulewicz, Patricia A.; Krengel, Maxine H.; Klimas, Nancy G...

Abstract Gulf War Illness (GWI) is a chronic condition characterized by multisystem symptoms that still affect up to one-third of veterans who engaged in combat in the Gulf War three decades ago. The aetiology of GWI is mainly explained by exposure to multiple toxic agents, vaccines, and...

Exercise does not cause post-exertional malaise in Veterans with Gulf War Illness: A randomized, controlled, dose–response, crossover study Boruch; Barhorst; Rayne; Roberge; Brukardt; Leitel; Coe; Fleshner; Falvo; Cook; Lindheimer ABSTRACT Chronic multisymptom illnesses (CMI) such as Myalgic...

https://direct.mit.edu/neco/article-abstract/26/11/2594/7999/Coenzyme-Q10-Benefits-Symptoms-in-Gulf-War?redirectedFrom=fulltext paywall I think Abstract We sought to assess whether coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) benefits the chronic multisymptom problems that affect one-quarter to one-third of 1990–1...

Mitochondrial impairment but not peripheral inflammation predicts greater Gulf War illness severity https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-35896-w Published: 12 July 2023 Gulf War illness (GWI) is an important exemplar of environmentally-triggered chronic multisymptom illness, and a...

miRNAs: A potentially valuable tool in pesticide toxicology assessment-current experimental and epidemiological data review Valencia-Quintana R; Bahena-Ocampo IU; González-Castañeda G; Bonilla E; Milić M; Bonassi S; Sánchez-Alarcón J; miRNAs are responsible for the regulation of many cellular...

https://bjgplife.com/delicate-diagnosis-avoiding-harms-in-difficult-disputed-and-desired-diagnoses/ BJGP LONG READ ‘Delicate diagnosis’: avoiding harms in difficult, disputed, and desired diagnoses 7 October 2022 Margaret McCartney is an Honorary Senior Lecturer at the School of Medicine...

Full title: At the Root of 3 “Long” Diseases: Persistent Antigens Inflicting Chronic Damage on the Brain and Other Organs in Gulf War Illness, Long-COVID-19, and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome ABSTRACT: Several foreign antigens such as those derived from viruses and bacteria have been linked to...