Researchers have found in a new study that Perceived stress in fibromyalgia (FMS) patients correlates with symptom burden, ...

An internet-based positive affect skills intervention improved emotional well-being, pain, and fatigue in older adults with ...

About 4 million American adults have the chronic condition. Treatment may include a combination of painkillers, cognitive ...

The main component of the stress response network is the autonomic nervous system. The present article reviews current knowledge on autonomic dysfunction in fibromyalgia. Sympathetic hyperactivity ...

A new study using Mendelian randomization suggests that higher copper levels may increase fibromyalgia risk, while iron may ...

Objectives Fibromyalgia is commonly considered a stress-related chronic pain disorder, and daily stressors are known triggers. However, the relation between stress and pain development remains poorly ...

No serious side effects or discomfort observed Final safety and absorption data expected in March 2025SARASOTA, FL, Feb. 11, 2025 (GLOBE ...

The following is a summary of “Early-life adversity as a predictor of fibromyalgia syndrome: the central role of perceived stress over endocrine stress indicators,” published in the January 2025 issue ...

Increasing gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) and balancing glutamate, brain chemicals called neurotransmitters, may help alleviate symptoms of fibromyalgia (FMS) and chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS).

People who live with chronic illness are expected to deal with their symptoms, brushing off their pain casually and hurting ...

Table 1. Pain Syndromes Comorbid with FMS. The PubMed database was searched between 1960 and 2018 using the terms fatigue, fibromyalgia, hypothalamus, inflammation, mast cells, pain and stress. Only ...