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Are you good with figures?   WAMES is looking for a Treasurer The Treasurer’s role is critical to the work of WAMES and will be a key member of the Finance & Fundraising Team. It is an exciting time for … Continue reading →

#newWAMESwebsite – we have the money!   Almost a year after launching our fundraising challenge for a new website we have reached our goal! Many people have helped along the way to reach a total of £650 and Rob’s #500MilesforME … Continue reading →

Exploring the neurocognitive consequences of PEM in ME   Canadian researcher Dr Alain Moreau talks about his team’s research funded by OMF, into Post Exertional Malaise in ME/CFS: “Our team developed a standardized test lasting 90 minutes to induce PEM … Continue reading →

Changes to physiological pathways similar in ME/CFS and Long COVID   A small study in New Zealand of the immune cell proteome in Long COVID, ME/CFS and healthy people uncovered “overlapping protein clusters and enriched molecular pathways particularly in immune … Continue reading →

Compelled loneliness and necessitated social isolation: “It’s like being on the other side of a mirror, just looking in” Natalie Wotherspoon interviewed 42 people with ME and found that loneliness can be an integral part of living with ME. She … Continue reading →

Christmas greetings from all at WAMES   WAMES is run by volunteers, many of whom have ME or care for us. We will be taking some time off over the festive period so we can start the new year refreshed … Continue reading →

MEpedia – a vital resource for researchers, clinicians and people living with ME/CFS   Do you want to know something about the history, science and medicine of ME, CFS and related diseases? MEpedia is the place to go! It is … Continue reading →

More donations – nearer to our target!   A big thank you to the donors from the Carmarthenshire ME support group, and all those who contributed through PayPal and Easy Fundraising to give us another £200 towards purchasing a new … Continue reading →

Viral infections found in people with ME/CFS   Korean researchers searched the medical literature to find which viruses were associated with ME/CFS. Borna disease virus (BDV), a viral disease of warm-blooded animals, notably horses and sheep, had the strongest links. … Continue reading →

ME/CFS Delivery plan for Wales proposal   WAMES welcomed the DHSC’s Interim delivery plan on ME/CFS for England when it was published in September. We were also pleased that the Welsh Government is ‘keen to review the views of their … Continue reading →