| ■ No Proof Virus Causes Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Study | 2010.01.08 |
| There's no evidence that a virus called XMRV causes chronic fatigue syndrome, says a British study that challenges recent research suggesting the virus could be responsible for the debilitating condition. Imperial College London researchers analyzed blood samples from 186 patients with CFS and found that none of them had the virus, BBC News reported. "We are confident that are results show there is no link between XMRV and chronic fatigue syndrome, at least in the U.K.," said investigator Professor Myra McClure. Experts said the study findings, published in the journal PLoS One, will be bitterly disappointing to many patients who'd pinned their hopes on drugs to fight XMRV, BBC News reported. |