Author Archives: wames
Mast Cell Activation may underlie CFS
Medscape blog post, 13 March 2018, by Miriam Tucker: Mast Cell Activation may underlie ‘Chronic Fatigue Syndrome’ Mast cell activation syndrome (MCAS) may be an overlooked yet potentially treatable contributor to the symptoms of chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME/CFS), say … Continue reading
ME, CFS & SEID: three distinct clinical entities?
Article abstract: Myalgic Encephalomyelitis, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, and Systemic Exertion Intolerance Disease: Three Distinct Clinical Entities, by Frank N M Twisk in Open Access Challenges 2018, 9(1), 19 [Published: 13 April 2018] Many researchers consider chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) to be a synonym … Continue reading
Pharmacological activation of AMPK & glucose uptake in… ME/CFS
Research abstract: Pharmacological activation of AMPK and glucose uptake in cultured human skeletal muscle cells from patients with ME/CFS, by Audrey E Brown, Beth Dibnah, Emily Fisher, Julia L Newton, Mark Walker in Bioscience Reports [Preprint April 13, 2018] Background: Skeletal muscle fatigue and … Continue reading
Weighted Standing Time test as a measure of orthostatic intolerance in ME/CFS
Research abstract: Weighting of orthostatic intolerance time measurements with standing difficulty score stratifies ME/CFS symptom severity and analyte detection, by Alice M. Richardson, Don P. Lewis, Badia Kita, Helen Ludlow, Nigel P. Groome, Mark P. Hedger, David M. de Kretser, Brett A. Lidbury in Journal … Continue reading
SEID diagnostic criteria applied on an adolescent CFS cohort
Research abstract: Systemic exertion intolerance disease diagnostic criteria applied on an adolescent chronic fatigue syndrome cohort: evaluation of subgroup differences and prognostic utility, by Tarjei Tørre Asprusten, Dag Sulheim, Even Fagermoen, Anette Winger, Eva Skovlund, Vegard Bruun Wyller in BMJ Paediatrics … Continue reading
Hope for an ME/CFS autoimmune subset: a German researcher steps forward
Simmaron Research blog post, by Cort Johnson, 1 April 2018: Hope for an ME/CFS Autoimmune Subset: A German Researcher Steps Forward German Researcher Steps Up Carmen Scheibenbogen MD is another sign that the ME/CFS field is slowly but surely hopefully … Continue reading
ME/CFS: evidence for an autoimmune disease
Review Abstract: Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome – Evidence for an autoimmune disease by Franziska Sotznya, Julià Blancob, Enrica Capellid, Jesús Castro-Marrerof, Sophie Steinera, Modra Murovskag, Carmen Scheibenbogen in Autoimmun Rev. 2018 Apr 7. pii: S1568-9972(18)30088-0. [Epub ahead of print] Highlights … Continue reading
Helping others understand your pain
Pro Health blog post, by Sarah Anne Shockley, 14 April 2018: Helping others understand your pain I’m always surprised when people ask me, are you still in pain? or are you in pain right now? But, of course, how could … Continue reading
