gulf war illness

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...

(Not specifically Gulf War illness, but probably most usefully placed in this sub-forum) Neuroinflammation and Brain Health Risks in Veterans Exposed to Burn Pit Toxins Brooks, Athena W.; Sandri, Brian J.; Nixon, Joshua P.; Nurkiewicz, Timothy R.; Barach, Paul; Trembley, Janeen H.; Butterick...

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 Introduction Gulf War illness (GWI) is an environmentally-triggered chronic multisymptom illness typified by protean symptoms, in which mitochondrial impairment is evident. It has been likened to accelerated aging. Nuclear genetics of detoxification have been linked to GWI. Objective...

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...

Comparison of Health Outcomes Over Time Among Women 1990–1991 Gulf War Veterans, Women 1990–1991 Gulf Era Veterans, and Women in the U.S. General Population Abstract Introduction The aim of this study is to examine health over almost 20 years of follow-up among women Gulf War veterans and women...

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...

Not sure if this was already posted. https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/va-nih-launch-study-gulf-war-illness

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...

Highlights • Gulf War Veterans with GWI experience PEM. • GWI had significantly lower post-exercise ACTB, COMT, and TLR4 gene expression. • Gene expression did not mediate symptom post-exercise symptom exacerbation. • Post-exercise gene expression differs from responses reported in ME/CFS. •...

Objective The aim of the study is to investigate relationships between inflammatory analytes and symptoms of pain and fatigue in Gulf War illness (GWI). Methods In this preliminary study, 12 male veterans meeting GWI criteria provided daily blood samples and symptom ratings over 25 days...

Abstract Impaired bioenergetics have been reported in veterans with Gulf War illness (VGWIs), including prolonged post-exercise recovery of phosphocreatine (PCr-R) assessed with 31Phosphorus magnetic resonance spectroscopy. The citric acid cycle (CAC) is considered the most important metabolic...