Author Archives: wames

Meta-analysis investigating post-exertional malaise between patients & controls

Review abstract: Meta-analysis investigating post-exertional malaise between patients and controls by Abigail Brown and Leonard Jason in J Health Psychol. 2018 Jul [First published 5 July 2018] Post-exertional malaise is either required or included in many previously proposed case definitions of myalgic … Continue reading

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Dr Ron Davis’s big immune study is looking at HLA genes – here’s why

ME/CFS Research review blog post, by Simon McGrath, 28 June 2018: Dr Ron Davis’s big immune study is looking at HLA genes – here’s why Dr Ron Davis has won a large NIH (US National Institutes of Health) grant for an immunology … Continue reading

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Status of research, treatment & perception of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis 2018

Invest in ME Research UK blog post, June 2018: Status of Research, Treatment and Perception of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis 2018 Accountability and Action “None of the recommendations from the CMO Working Group report have been fulfilled – a testament to the … Continue reading

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CRISPR: Could a breakthrough in gene editing technology help ME/CFS & FM?

Health rising blog post, by Stephen La Corte, 8 June 2018: CRISPR: Could a Breakthrough in Gene Editing Technology Help ME/CFS and Fibromyalgia? (Thanks to Stephen for providing his stimulating blog on new advances in gene editing technology and the … Continue reading

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#TimeForUnrestWales – the Cabinet Secretary for Health’s plans for ME & CFS

#TimeForUnrestWales  the Cabinet Secretary for Health’s plans for ME & CFS In early May WAMES wrote to the Cabinet Secretary for Health, Vaughan Gething, expressing concern for the slow progress in implementing the Task & Finish Group Report’s Recommendations and … Continue reading

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Westminster Hall debate could be a ‘turning of the tide’ for ME

#MEAction blog post, 21 June 2018: Westminster Hall debate could be a ‘turning of the tide’ for ME Today was a turning of the tide for Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) as 26 MPs attended a Westminster Hall debate on treatment and research for … Continue reading

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Circadian rhythm abnormalities & autonomic dysfunction in patients with CFS/ME

Circadian rhythm abnormalities and autonomic dysfunction in patients with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis, by Trinitat Cambras, Jesús Castro-Marrero, Maria Cleofé Zaragoza, Antoni Díez-Noguera, José Alegre in PLOS one 13:6[Published: June 6, 2018] Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME) patients frequently show autonomic symptoms which may … Continue reading

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Vote for Unrest!

Independent Lens Audience Award Unrest is in the running for the 2017-18 Independent Lens Audience Award in the States!   Voting for the Audience Award opens today Monday, June 18th and ends on Friday, June, 29th, 2018 at 1 PM … Continue reading

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C-Reactive protein response in patients with Post-Treatment Lyme Disease symptoms versus those with ME/CFS

Research letter: C-Reactive Protein Response in Patients With Post-Treatment Lyme Disease Symptoms Versus Those With Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, by Melanie Uhde, Alyssa Indart, Brian A Fallon, Gary P Wormser, Adriana R Marques, Suzanne D Vernon, and Armin Alaedini in Clinical Infectious diseases, 2018;XX(00):2–2 To the Editor—There is substantial overlap in symptoms, … Continue reading

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Two-year follow-up of impaired Range of Motion in [adolescents with] CFS

Two-Year Follow-Up of Impaired Range of Motion in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome,by Peter C. Rowe, Colleen L. Marden, Marissa A. K. Flaherty, Samantha E. Jasion, Erica M Cranston, Kevin R. Fontaine, and Richard L. Violand in J Pediatr 2018 [Published online 1 June 2018] Objective: To measure changes in range … Continue reading

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