Author Archives: wames
Young and exhausted – dysfunctional breathing
Young and exhausted, by Filip Olekšák, Peter Ďurdík, Ľubica Jakušová, Tomáš Turčan, Peter Bánovčin in Advances in Respiratory Medicine 2021, vol. 89, no. 1, pages 1-4 Letter to the editors extracts: Dysfunctional breathing (DB) is highly prevalent and is … Continue reading
The challenges of chronic pain & fatigue [for clinicians]
The challenges of chronic pain and fatigue, by Jessica A Eccles and Kevin A Davies in Clin Med January 2021 [doi.org/10.7861/clinmed.2020-1009] Review abstract: In this review, we explore the challenges of chronic pain and fatigue in clinical practice. Both … Continue reading
Experiences of living with severe CFS/ME
Experiences of living with severe Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis, by Victoria Strassheim, Julia L Newton and Tracy Collins in Healthcare 2021, 9(2), 168 [doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9020168] (This article belongs to the Special Issue ME/CFS – the Severely and Very Severely Affected) Research … Continue reading
All in your head? Brain research in ME/CFS
ME Research UK blog post: All in your head? Brain research in ME/CFS, 8 February 2021 Following last week’s introduction to the brain, here is an overview of some of the brain research conducted in ME/CFS in recent years, … Continue reading
In memoriam: Derryan Paul 2021
Dr Elizabeth Derryan Paul d. 2021 Past members of the Mid & West Wales ME Group (MWWMEG) will be sorry to hear about the death of Derryan Paul on Monday 8th February 2021. Derryan had ME for many years … Continue reading
Off label use of Aripiprazole shows promise as a treatment for ME/CFS
Off label use of Aripiprazole shows promise as a treatment for Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/ Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS): a retrospective study of 101 patients treated with a low dose of Aripiprazole, by LD Crosby, S Kalanidhi, A Bonilla, A Subramanian, JS … Continue reading
Lived experiences in daily life with ME (Denmark)
Lived experiences in daily life with myalgic encephalomyelitis, by Reeti KK Sandhu, Maj Sundby, Sidsel Ørneborg, Svetlana Solgaard Nielsen, Jeanette Reffstrup Christensen, Anette Enemark Larsen in British Journal of Occupational Therapy, November 2020 [doi.org/10.1177/0308022620966254] Research abstract: Introduction Myalgic encephalomyelitis … Continue reading
ME/CFS: Where will the drugs come from?
Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS): Where will the drugs come from?, by Peter L Toogood, Daniel J Clau, Sameer Phadke, DavidHoffman in Pharmacological Research [doi.org/10.1016/j.phrs.2021.105465] 30 January 2021 Review abstract: Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is a chronic debilitating … Continue reading
Modulatory effects of cognitive exertion on regional functional connectivity of the salience network in women with ME/CFS
Modulatory effects of cognitive exertion on regional functional connectivity of the salience network in women with ME/CFS: A pilot study, by Riccardo Manca, Katija Khan, Micaela Mitolo, Matteo De Marco, Lynsey Grieveson, Rosemary Varley, Iain D Wilkinson, Annalena Venneri in Journal … Continue reading
