During the outbreak of the Gulf War syndrome, he was the leading authority on the study of the cause, treatment and prevention of the disease.
[2] On suspicion of the bacterium that caused the disease as a product of biological warfare, he made extensive scientific investigations and served as authority to the United States House of Representatives.
[6][7][8] With over 600 scientific papers, the majority of Nicolson's research is in cancer biology and cellular properties related to aging.
In 1978 he additionally became professor in the department of physiology and biophysics at the College of Medicine, University of California, Irvine.
[10] While working as research associate at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies, Nicolson collaborated with S.J.
Earlier descriptions of the cell membrane had serious inconsistencies with observed properties of the lipid bilayer.
[12] The model turned out to be the foundation of modern understanding of cell membrane structure and functions.
[19] Initially the US government disregarded the illnesses as the aftermath of the Gulf War, such as exposure to biological or chemical warfare.
[21] They successfully treated patients with multiple courses of specific antibiotics, such as doxycycline, ciprofloxacin, azithromycin, clarithromycin or minocycline.
[22] Nicolson's "Written Testimony" to the US Senate in 1998 states that: "We consider it quite likely that many of the Desert Storm veterans suffering from the GWI signs and symptoms may have been exposed to chemical/biological toxins (exogenous or endogenous sources of these agents) containing slowly proliferating microorganisms (Mycoplasma, Brucella, Coxiella, etc.