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Carer Sylvia from WAMES & Text Santa appeal
Sylvia Penny from WAMES talks about what it is like being a full-time carer in ITV’s Text Santa appeal video. She is also interviewd on the Carers UK website. Support ITV’s text Santa appeal and help raise vital funds for … Continue reading
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CFS subgroup with POTS
A research group from Newcastle have studied CFS patients and determined the characteristics of a distinct clinical group of patients that also have postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS). Abstract: OBJECTIVES: A significant proportion of patients with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) … Continue reading
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Tagged G Spickett, I Lewis, J Pairman, Julia Newton, postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, POTS
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Wessely saga continues
In November Prof Simon Wessely was awarded with the John Maddox Standing up for Science honour. The prize was created by the journal Nature and the charitable trust Sense about Science (Prof Wessely is one of its advisers). It was … Continue reading
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Inflammation in ME/CFS greater than in depression
A research trial by a multi-national team compared bio-markers in people with ME/CFS, depression and healthy people. Background: Depression is an inflammatory disorder while many authors declare myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) to be a functional disorder. The aim of … Continue reading
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Tagged bi-markers, cell-mediated immune response, depression, Frank Twisk, inflammatory disorder, Karl Ringel, Michael Maes, PICs, proinflammatory cytokines
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