Category Archives: Newyddion
Dau Astudiaeth Arall yn Methu Dod o Hyd i XMRV
Bu i astudiaeth Americanaidd, a gafodd ei gyhoeddi yn Science ar 1af o Orffennaf, fethu â darganfod tystiolaeth o XMRV a MLV’au yn samplau gwaed pobl hefo CFS gyda deiagnosis o XMRV. Awgrymai’r hyn a fu iddynt ddarganfod y … Continue reading
Mae EEG yn gallu gwahaniethu cleifion Syndrom Llesgedd Cronig (CFS) oddiwrth gleifion iach a chleifion ag iselder
Mae ymchwil a gafodd ei arwain gan Yr Athro Komaroff o Ysgol Feddygol Harvard, wedi darganfod y gellir gwahaniaethu cleifion CFS nad ydynt yn cymryd meddyginiaethau oddiwrth gleifion ag iselder, er mae angen mwy o ymchwil cyn y gellir defnyddio … Continue reading
Is-grwp Syndrom Llesgedd Cronig yn methu â gwella ar ôl ymarfer eilwaith
Mae ymchwil o Brifysgol Newcastle wedi darganfod is-grwp o gleifion Syndrom Llesgedd Cronig na allent gael budd o therapi ymarfer corff. Loss of capacity to recover from acidosis on repeat exercise in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: A case control study. Conclusion: … Continue reading
Therapist effects: CBT & CFS
A study from Kings College London asked why the effectiveness of therapists varies. They examined the effect of experienced therapists using Cognitive Behavioural Therapy on people diagnosed with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. They concluded: A number of important factors may have … Continue reading
Gwyn’s charity walk across Wales
Gwyn Hopkins, a 60 year old grandmother has just completed a 150 mile trek across the width of Wales in aid of ME in 10 days using footpaths and bridleways and spending nights in her one woman tent. Thirteen years … Continue reading
Unpaid carers save £7.72 billion a year
New estimates, calculated by charity Carers UK and the University of Leeds, show the care provided by friends and family members to ill, frail or disabled relatives is now worth a staggering £7.72 billion every year in Wales and £119 … Continue reading
Emotion recognition and emotional theory of mind in chronic fatigue syndrome
Difficulties with social function have been reported in CFS, but underpinning factors are unknown. Emotion recognition, theory of mind (inference of another’s mental state) and ’emotional’ theory of mind (eToM) (inference of another’s emotional state) are important social abilities, facilitating … Continue reading
Insomnia and CFS
Dr Derek Enlander contributed the following to a discussion of a clinical review of the assessment and management of insomnia in primary care published in the BMJ (British Medical Journal): “We all agree that insomnia is a secondary symptom of … Continue reading
Ymgyrch Byw’n Annibynnol NAWR!
Mynychodd Anabledd Cymru Dai’r Cyffredin ar 24ain o Fai i roi tystiolaeth ar lafar i Archwiliad y Cyd-Bwyllgor ar Iawnderau Dynol ar weithredu’r hawl i Fyw’n Annibynnol. Mae polisiau cenedlaethol ar Fyw’n Annibynnol wedi cael eu cyflwyno yn Lloegr a’r … Continue reading
Ymgyrch Byw’n Annibynnol
Mae polisiau cenedlaethol ar Fyw’n Annibynnol wedi cael eu cyflwyno yn Lloegr a’r Alban, ond nid yng Nghymru. Cafodd trafodaeth yn y Cynulliad ar 12 o Fai 2010, gefnogaeth unfrydol yr holl bleidiau o egwyddorion ymgyrch Anabledd Cymru, Byw RWAN!, … Continue reading
