Author Archives: wames

The importance of accurate diagnosis of ME/CFS in children & adolescents: a commentary

Posted on 01/21/2019 by wames

The importance of accurate diagnosis of ME/CFS in children and adolescents: a commentary, by Keith J Geraghty and Charles Adeniji in Frontiers in Pediatrics [Preprint December 31, 2018] Article abstract: Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is a chronic illness that causes … Continue reading →

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CFS in the emergency department (US)

Posted on 01/18/2019 by wames

Chronic fatigue syndrome in the emergency department, by CR Timbol, JN Baraniuk in Open Access Emergency Medicine Vol 11, pp 15-28, [Published 11 January 2019]   Research abstract: Purpose: Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is a debilitating disease characterized by fatigue, postexertional … Continue reading →

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Genome-epigenome interactions associated with ME/CFS

Posted on 01/18/2019 by wames

Genome-epigenome interactions associated with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, by Santiago Herrera, Wilfred C de Vega, David Ashbrook, Suzanne D Vernon and Patrick O McGowan in Epigenetics 2018 [Published online: 5 Dec 2018]   Research abstract: Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) … Continue reading →

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Prospective biomarkers from plasma metabolomics of ME/CFS implicate redox imbalance in disease symptomatology

Posted on 01/16/2019 by wames

Prospective biomarkers from plasma metabolomics of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome implicate Redox imbalance in disease symptomatology, by Arnaud Germain, David Ruppert, Susan M. Levine and Maureen R. Hanson in Metabolites 2018, 8(4), 90 [Published 6 Dec 2018]   Research abstract: Myalgic … Continue reading →

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Implementing guided ICBT for chronic pain & fatigue

Posted on 01/15/2019 by wames

Implementing guided ICBT for chronic pain and fatigue: A qualitative evaluation among therapists and managers by p in Internet Interventions Volume 18, December 2019 [doi.org/10.1016/j.invent.2019.100290] Highlights ICBT for chronic somatic conditions such as pain and fatigue can overcome current barriers to … Continue reading →

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Multidimensional comparison of cancer-related fatigue & CFS: the role of psychophysiological markers

Posted on 01/15/2019 by wames

Multidimensional comparison of cancer-related fatigue and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: the role of psychophysiological markers, by Hye Youn Park, Hong Jun Jeon, Young Rong Bang, In-Young Yoon in Psychiatry investigation [Published online: January 7, 2019] Research abstract: Objective: The present study compared cancer-related fatigue … Continue reading →

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Hope, disappointment and perseverance: reflections of people with ME/CFS & MS participating in biomedical research

Posted on 01/14/2019 by wames

Hope, disappointment and perseverance: Reflections of people with Myalgic encephalomyelitis/ Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) and Multiple Sclerosis participating in biomedical research. A qualitative focus group study, by Eliana M. Lacerda, Clare McDermott, Caroline C. Kingdon, Jack Butterworth, Jacqueline M Cliff, … Continue reading →

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Patients’ hopes for recovery from ME/CFS: toward a “recovery in” framework”

Posted on 01/11/2019 by wames

Patients’ hopes for recovery from myalgic encephalomyelitis and chronic fatigue syndrome: Toward a “recovery in” framework, by Andrew R Devendorf, Abigail A Brown, Leonard A Jason in Chronic Illness Vol 16, Issue 4, 2020 [First published 6 Dec 2018] doi.org/10.1177/1742395318815965   Research … Continue reading →

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Evidence of widespread metabolite abnormalities in ME/CFS: assessment with whole-brain magnetic resonance spectroscopy

Posted on 01/11/2019 by wames

Evidence of widespread metabolite abnormalities in Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome: assessment with whole-brain magnetic resonance spectroscopy, by Christina Mueller, Joanne C Lin, Sulaiman Sheriff, Andrew A Maudsley, Jarred W. Younger in Brain Imaging and Behavior 2019: pp 1–11 [First Online: 07 … Continue reading →

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“It’s not one size fits all”; the use of videoconferencing for delivering therapy in a Specialist Paediatric CFS Service

Posted on 01/10/2019 by wames

“It’s not one size fits all”; the use of videoconferencing for delivering therapy in a Specialist Paediatric Chronic Fatigue Service by Andrew Haig-Ferguson, Maria Loades, Charlotte Whittle, Rebecca Read, Nina Higson-Sweeney, Lucy Beasant, Jennifer Starbuck, Esther Crawley in Internet Interventions Volume 15, … Continue reading →

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