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COVID-19 (& ME/CFS?): a methyl-group assault?

COVID-19: A methyl-group assault? by Andrew McCaddon, Björn Regland in Medical Hypotheses Vol 149, Apr 2021, 110543 [ doi.org/10.1016/j.mehy.2021.110543]   Research abstract: The socio-economic implications of COVID-19 are devastating. Considerable morbidity is attributed to ‘long-COVID’ – an increasingly recognized complication … Continue reading

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Effects of Post-Exertional Malaise on markers of arterial stiffness in individuals with ME/CFS

Effects of Post-Exertional Malaise on markers of arterial stiffness in individuals with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, by Joshua Bond, Tessa Nielsen and Lynette Hodges in Int J Environ Res Public Health 2021 Feb 28;18(5):2366 [doi: 10.3390/ijerph18052366]   Research abstract: Background: … Continue reading

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Hypothesis: mechanisms that prevent recovery in prolonged ICU patients also underlie ME/CFS

Hypothesis: mechanisms that prevent recovery in prolonged ICU patients also underlie Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS), by Dominic Stanculescu,  Lars Larsson and Jonas Bergquist in Frontiers in Medicine (2021) 8(41) [doi: 10.3389/fmed.2021.628029] (This article is part of the research topic: … Continue reading

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Our evolving understanding of ME/CFS – Post Active Phase of Infection Syndromes (PAPIS)

Our evolving understanding of ME/CFS, by Kenneth J Friedman, Modra Murovska, Derek FH Pheby, Paweł Zalewski in Medicina Vol 57, #3, p 200, Feb 26, 2021 [https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina57030200] (This article belongs to the Special Issue ME/CFS: Causes, Clinical Features and Diagnosis)   … Continue reading

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Cardiff University student ME/CFS Project – can you help?

Cardiff University Project – GP info leaflet   My name is Imogen Young and I’m a 3rd year medical student at Cardiff University. I’m taking part in a 6-week project to produce an informative leaflet for GPs about diagnosis and … Continue reading

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Perceptions of European ME/CFS experts concerning knowledge & understanding of ME/CFS among primary care physicians in Europe

Perceptions of European ME/CFS experts concerning knowledge and understanding of ME/CFS among primary care physicians in Europe: a report from the European ME/CFS Research Network (EUROMENE), by John Cullinan, Derek F H Pheby, Diana Araja, Uldis Berkis, Elenka Brenna, Jean-Dominique de … Continue reading

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Managing COVID-19 post viral fatigue syndrome

Managing COVID-19 post viral fatigue syndrome, by Charles W Lapp and Joseph F John  in Fatigue: Biomedicine, Health & Behavior, Feb 22, 2021   Article abstract: In online surveys, over 50% of persons who contract COVD-19 experience symptoms lasting longer than … Continue reading

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Recursive ensemble feature selection provides a robust mRNA expression signature for ME/CFS

Recursive ensemble feature selection provides a robust mRNA expression signature for myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome, by Paula I Metselaar, Lucero Mendoza-Maldonado, Andrew Yung Fong Li Yim, Ilias Abarkan, Peter Henneman, Anje A Te Velde, Alexander Schönhuth, Jos A Bosch, Aletta … Continue reading

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A systematic review of nutraceutical interventions for mitochondrial dysfunctions in ME/CFS

A systematic review of nutraceutical interventions for mitochondrial dysfunctions in myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome, by  in Journal of Translational Medicine vol 19, no.: 81 (2021)   Review abstract: Background Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) is a debilitating illness, characterised by … Continue reading

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WAMES AGM 27th March 2021

Annual General Meeting of WAMES   The annual business meeting of the Welsh Association of ME & CFS Support will be held virtually to appoint officers, review past events and plan future activities. As Covid-19 continues to impact life at … Continue reading

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