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New study shows reduced ability to regulation of the cardiovascular system in patients with ME/CFS

Kavli Trust blog post on research into ME / CFS at Haukeland University: New study shows reduced ability to regulate the cardiovascular system in patients with ME / CFS, March 26, 2021     [Google translation of a Norwegian article]   … Continue reading

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Low omega-3 index & polyunsaturated fatty acid status in patients with CFS/ME

Low omega-3 index and polyunsaturated fatty acid status in patients with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis, by Jesús Castro-Marrero, Joan Carles Domingo, Alba Martinez-Martinez, José Alegre, Clemens von Schacky in Prostaglandins, Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids (PLEFA) [Published online: November 9, 2018] Highlights: Erythrocyte omega-3 … Continue reading

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Value of circulating cytokine profiling during submaximal exercise testing in ME/CFS

Research abstract: Value of circulating cytokine profiling during submaximal exercise testing in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, by Kegan J. Moneghetti, Mehdi Skhiri, Kévin Contrepois, Yukari Kobayashi, Holden Maecker, Mark Davis, Michael Snyder, Francois Haddad & Jose G. Montoya in Nature, Scientific … Continue reading

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Cardiovascular characteristics of CFS

Research abstract: Cardiovascular characteristics of chronic fatigue syndrome, by Sara Bozzini, Andrea lbergati, Enrica Capelli, Lorenzo Lorusso, Carmine Gazzaruso, Gabriele Pelissero Colomba Falcone, View Affiliations in Biomedical Reports 8.1 (2018): 26-30 [Published online November 28, 2017] Patients with chronic fatigue syndrome … Continue reading

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Physiological measures in participants with CFS, MS & healthy controls following repeated exercise: a pilot study.

Research abstract: Physiological measures in participants with chronic fatigue syndrome, multiple sclerosis and healthy controls following repeated exercise: a pilot study by LD Hodges, T Nielsen, D Baken in Clin Physiol Funct Imaging 2017 Aug 7. [Epub ahead of print] PURPOSE: … Continue reading

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Increased risk of mortality in patients with ME & CFS

Research abstract: Background: There is a dearth of research examining mortality in individuals with myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) and chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). Some studies suggest there is an elevated risk of suicide and earlier mortality compared to national norms. However, findings are inconsistent. Objective: … Continue reading

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Vitamin D supplement doesn’t improve CFS/ME symptoms

Research abstract Highlights We randomised 50 patients with CFS/ME to receive six months of intermittent high-dose vitamin D or placebo. Vitamin D did not improve pulse-wave velocity or flow-mediated dilatation of the brachial artery compared to placebo. Vitamin D did … Continue reading

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