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Overview

Nancy G. Klimas is affiliated with Nova Southeastern University in the United States and has a significant body of work primarily within the field of Medicine. Their research extensively covers subfields such as Psychiatry and Mental Health, Neurology, Molecular Biology, Physiology, and General Health Professions.

The researcher's focus areas include Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research, Long-Term Effects of COVID-19, Health, Psychology, and Well-Being, Spaceflight Effects on Biology, Gut Microbiota and Health, Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms, and Exercise and Physiological Responses.

Key recent publications by Nancy G. Klimas include:

  • Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Essentials of Diagnosis and Management (2021) in Mayo Clinic Proceedings
  • Deficient butyrate-producing capacity in the gut microbiome is associated with bacterial network disturbances and fatigue symptoms in ME/CFS (2023) in Cell Host & Microbe
  • Recent Research Trends in Neuroinflammatory and Neurodegenerative Disorders (2024) in Cells
  • Plasma proteomic profiling suggests an association between antigen driven clonal B cell expansion and ME/CFS (2020) in PLoS ONE
  • Sex-specific plasma lipid profiles of ME/CFS patients and their association with pain, fatigue, and cognitive symptoms (2021) in Journal of Translational Medicine

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated with Nancy G. Klimas include Kimberly Sullivan, Maxine Krengel, Kristina Aenlle, Fanny Collado, and Daniel L. Peterson.

Regarding publication patterns, Nancy G. Klimas has contributed extensively to several scientific journals, with notable publication counts in Brain Sciences, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Life Sciences, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), and Research Square.

Best Publications

  • Circulating microRNAs in sera correlate with soluble biomarkers of immune activation but do not predict mortality in ART treated individuals with HIV-1 infection : a case control study

    Daniel D. Murray;Kazuo Suzuki;Matthew Law;Jonel Trebicka

  • Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/ Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Clinical Working Case Definition, Diagnostic and Treatment Protocols

    Bruce M. Carruthers;Anil Kumar Jain;Kenny L. De Meirleir;Daniel L. Peterson

  • Myalgic encephalomyelitis: International Consensus Criteria

    B. M. Carruthers;M. I. van de Sande;K. L. De Meirleir;N. G. Klimas

  • Immunologic abnormalities in chronic fatigue syndrome.

    Nancy G. Klimas;F. R. Salvato;R. Morgan;Mary A. Fletcher

  • Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms, Intrusive Thoughts, Loss, and Immune Function after Hurricane Andrew

    Gail Ironson;Christina Wynings;Neil Schneiderman;Andrew Baum

  • Evaluation of heterosexual partners, children, and household contacts of adults with AIDS

    Margaret A. Fischl;Gordon M. Dickinson;Gwendolyn B. Scott;Nancy Klimas

  • Identification of ambiguities in the 1994 chronic fatigue syndrome research case definition and recommendations for resolution.

    William C Reeves;Andrew Lloyd;Suzanne D Vernon;Nancy Klimas

  • Social support, positive states of mind, and HIV treatment adherence in men and women living with HIV/AIDS.

    Jeffrey S. Gonzalez;Frank J. Penedo;Michael H. Antoni;Ron E. Durán

  • Psychosocial factors predict CD4 and viral load change in men and women with human immunodeficiency virus in the era of highly active antiretroviral treatment.

    Gail Ironson;Conall O'Cleirigh;Mary Ann Fletcher;Jean Philippe Laurenceau

  • A controlled trial of early versus late treatment with zidovudine in symptomatic human immunodeficiency virus infection. Results of the Veterans Affairs Cooperative Study.

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  • Recent research on Gulf War illness and other health problems in veterans of the 1991 Gulf War: Effects of toxicant exposures during deployment

    Roberta F. White;Lea Steele;James P. O'Callaghan;Kimberly Sullivan

  • Cognitive-behavioral stress management intervention buffers distress responses and immunologic changes following notification of HIV-1 seropositivity

    Michael H. Antoni;Lane Baggett;Gail Ironson;Arthur LaPerriere

  • Megestrol Acetate in Patients with AIDS-related Cachexia

    Michelle H. Oster;Sheila R. Enders;Steven J. Samuels;Lawrence A. Cone

  • Changes in cognitive coping skills and social support during cognitive behavioral stress management intervention and distress outcomes in symptomatic human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-seropositive gay men.

    Susan K. Lutgendorf;Michael H. Antoni;Gail Ironson;Kathleen Starr

  • Mothers of infants with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Evidence for both symptomatic and asymptomatic carriers

    Gwendolyn B. Scott;Margaret A. Fischl;Nancy Klimas;Mary Ann Fletcher

  • Distinct plasma immune signatures in ME/CFS are present early in the course of illness

    Mady Hornig;José G. Montoya;Nancy G. Klimas;Susan Levine

  • Immunological abnormalities as potential biomarkers in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis

    Ekua W. Brenu;Miekie L. van Driel;Don R. Staines;Don R. Staines;Kevin J. Ashton

  • Plasma cytokines in women with chronic fatigue syndrome

    Mary Ann Fletcher;Xiao Rong Zeng;Zachary Barnes;Silvina Levis

  • Distress, denial, and low adherence to behavioral interventions predict faster disease progression in gay men infected with human immunodeficiency virus.

    Gail Ironson;Gail Ironson;Andrea Friedman;Andrea Friedman;Nancy Klimas;Nancy Klimas;Michael Antoni;Michael Antoni

  • A formal analysis of cytokine networks in chronic fatigue syndrome.

    Gordon Broderick;Jim Fuite;Andrea Kreitz;Suzanne D. Vernon

  • Exercise intervention attenuates emotional distress and natural killer cell decrements following notification of positive serologic status for HIV-1

    Arthur R. LaPerriere;Michael H. Antoni;Neil Schneiderman;Gail Ironson

Frequent Co-Authors

Mary A Fletcher
Mary A Fletcher Nova Southeastern University
Gail Ironson
Gail Ironson University of Miami
Neil Schneiderman
Neil Schneiderman University of Miami
Michael H. Antoni
Michael H. Antoni University of Miami
Frank J. Penedo
Frank J. Penedo University of Miami
Margaret A. Fischl
Margaret A. Fischl University of Miami
Susan K. Lutgendorf
Susan K. Lutgendorf University of Iowa
Fiona Crawford
Fiona Crawford Roskamp Institute
Dean G. Cruess
Dean G. Cruess University of Connecticut
Sara J. Czaja
Sara J. Czaja Cornell University

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