Body Clock Shift May Cause Sickness-Linked Fatigue

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And that "tinkering" might not always come in the form of a pill, Pigeon said.

In numerous studies, exercise "has successfully alleviated fatigue symptoms," Pigeon noted. "Of course, people with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome or cancer-related fatigue really don't want to go to the gym, but, in fact, when they do go, it does alleviate [fatigue] symptoms," he said. The reasons for the effect remain unclear, he added, but "it would be interesting to look at exercise or other behavioral interventions to see if we actually change [clock] gene function."

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There's more on Chronic Fatigue Syndrome at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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