Viruses 'are not to blame for ME': Study rules out old theory 'once and for all'
The debilitating condition ME is not caused by viruses, according to a study which claims to dismiss this theory ‘once and for all’.
Hopes for a treatment were raised three years ago when researchers sensationally claimed that most cases of the illness - also known as chronic fatigue syndrome - may be triggered by little-known bugs in the blood.
Now experts say the latest study - which involved many of the same US researchers - provides conclusive evidence that this theory was wrong.
The research, at Columbia University in New York, found no evidence that sufferers are infected with the rare viruses XMRV or pMLV, which are distantly related to HIV.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2204765/Viruses-blame-ME-Study-rules-old-theory-all.html#ixzz26oCKTXwQ
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