Author Archives: wames
Multidisciplinary rehabilitation treatment is not effective for ME/CFS: a review of the FatiGo trial
Multidisciplinary rehabilitation treatment is not effective for myalgic encephalomyelitis/chCronic fatigue syndrome: A review of the FatiGo trial, by Mark Vink and Alexandra Vink-Niese in Health Psychol Open. 2018 Jul-Dec; 5(2): 2055102918792648 [Published online 2018 Aug 6] Research abstract: The FatiGo trial concluded … Continue reading
System reset? Study suggests Pro-Inflammatory / Autoimmune reset in ME/CFS
Simmaron Research blog post, by Cort Johnson, 4 August 2018: System Reset? Study Suggests Pro-Inflammatory / Autoimmune Reset Occurred in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) Epigenetics research holds the fascinating possibility of figuring out what shifted at the very beginning of chronic … Continue reading
M.E.: ‘an insane idea’ – an animation by Alexandra Hohner
M.E. – ‘an insane idea’ – an animation by Alexandra Hohner An award winning short animation by Alexandra Hohner uses interviews with a young man who developed ME/CFS following a giardia infection. She says ” The experiment is based on the idea … Continue reading
Visual aspects of reading performance in ME
Visual aspects of reading performance in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME), by Rachel Wilson, Kevin B. Paterson, Victoria A. McGowan, Claire Hutchinson in Frontiers in Psychology [Preprint July 26, 2018] Research abstract: People with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) report vision-related reading difficulty, … Continue reading
August 8th 2018: Understanding & Remembrance Day for Severe ME
August 8th, 2018: Understanding and Remembrance Day for Severe ME, by Jody Smith in Phoenix Rising blog, 4 Aug 2018 Can you read these words I’ve written on this page? Good. Then you know that I am NOT an example … Continue reading
GPs in Wales will soon classify ME & CFS as neurological
SNOMED now classifies ME and CFS as neurological NHS Wales uses the SNOMED CT electronic terminology system for recording and sharing symptoms, diagnoses, clinical findings, procedures etc. in primary and secondary care and across other health care settings. This replaced the READ … Continue reading
CFS & Quality of Life
Chronic fatigue syndrome and quality of life, by Deb Roberts in Patient Related Outcome Measures Vol 2018, #9, pp 253-262 [Published August 1, 2018] Article abstract: Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), also known as myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), is a challenging long-term condition (LTC) with complex … Continue reading
Hair and salivary cortisol in a cohort of women with
Hair and salivary cortisol in a cohort of women with chronic fatigue syndrome, by Megan E Roerink, Sean HPP Roerink, Nadine Skolud, Marieke E van der Schaaf, Ad RMM Hermus, Jos WM van der Meer, Hans Knoop, Urs M Nater … Continue reading
The putative glymphatic signature of CFS
The putative glymphatic signature of CFS: A new view on the disease pathogenesis and therapy, by Peter Wostyn, Peter Paul De Deyn in Medical Hypotheses Sept 2018, Vol 118, Pages 142–145 Abstract: The underlying pathophysiology of chronic fatigue syndrome remains incompletely understood and there … Continue reading
Identification of ME/CFS-associated DNA methylation patterns
Identification of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome-associated DNA methylation patterns, by Malav S. Trivedi, Elisa Oltra, Leonor Sarria, Natasha Rose, Vladimir Beljanski, Mary Ann Fletcher, Nancy G. Klimas, Lubov Nathanson in PLoS One Vol 13, #7, p e0201066 [Published: July 23, 2018] Abstract: Background: Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue … Continue reading
