Author Archives: wames
The lonely, isolating & alienating implications of ME/CFS
The lonely, isolating, and alienating implications of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/ Chronic Fatigue Syndrome by Samir Boulazreg and Ami Rokach in Healthcare 2020, 8(4), 413; [doi.org/10.3390/healthcare8040413] Review abstract: This article provides a narrative review on myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) through … Continue reading
The case of CFS-ME
The case of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome-Myalgic Encephalomyelitis, by Leonard A Jason, Joseph Cotler, Shaun Bhatia, Madison Sunnquist, Chapter 17: Chronic Illness, pp 228-241 in Handbook of Research Methods in Health Psychology Nov 2020 Prof Leonard Jason’s team have contributed a chapter … Continue reading
PayPal Giving Fund – an easy way to donate to WAMES
PayPal Giving Fund WAMES has signed up to PayPal Giving Fund. Anyone can now donate to WAMES when shopping on eBay or paying by PayPal. Buyers and sellers can support us by adding a donation during checkout or donating … Continue reading
EUROMENE epidemiological research – Dr Derek Pheby invites you to take part
Dr Derek Pheby invites you to take part in EUROMENE research 19th October 2020 Dear fellow members of the ME community, I wonder if I could, please, request your assistance. I am working with European colleagues in the EUROMENE collaboration, … Continue reading
Take all post-viral illness seriously!
Take all post-viral illness seriously! WAMES is working to alert the NHS and politicians in Wales to the need to take ALL post-viral illnesses seriously. We’d like to hear about any signs the NHS in Wales is waking up to … Continue reading
Cytokine profiling of extracellular vesicles isolated from plasma in ME/CFS
Cytokine profiling of extracellular vesicles isolated from plasma in myalgic encephalomyelitis/ chronic fatigue syndrome: a pilot study, by Ludovic Giloteaux, Adam O’Neal, Jesús Castro-Marrero, Susan M Levine, Maureen R Hanson in J Transl Med. 2020 Oct 12;18(1):387 [doi: 10.1186/s12967-020-02560-0] Research … Continue reading
Reductions in cerebral blood flow can be provoked by sitting in severe ME/CFS patients
Reductions in cerebral blood flow can be provoked by sitting in severe Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome patients, by C (Linda) MC van Campen, Peter C Rowe and Frans C Visser in Healthcare 2020, 8(4), 394 [doi.org/10.3390/healthcare8040394] Research abstract: Introduction: In … Continue reading
WAMES AGM news 2020
WAMES Annual General Meeting News, 2020 Our delayed AGM was held virtually on 26th September 2020. It was a lively meeting and we are excited about the future. People: Chair & Campaigns coordinator: Jan Russell Acting secretary: Tony Thompson … Continue reading
Short fatigue questionnaire: screening for severe fatigue
Short fatigue questionnaire: screening for severe fatigue, by Adriaan Penson, Sylvia van Deuren, Margreet Worm-Smeitink, Ewald Bronkhorst, Frank HJ van den Hoogen, Baziel GM van Engelen, Marlies Peters, Gijs Bleijenberg, Jan H Vercoulen, Nicole Blijlevens, Eline van Dulmen-den Broeder, Jacqueline … Continue reading
A SWATH-MS analysis of ME/CFS peripheral blood mononuclear cell proteomes reveals mitochondrial dysfunction
A SWATH-MS analysis of ME/CFS peripheral blood mononuclear cell proteomes reveals mitochondrial dysfunction, by Eiren Sweetman, Torsten Kleffmann, Christina Edgar, Michel de Lange, Rosamund Vallings & Warren Tate in Journal of Translational Medicine vol 18, no: 365 (2020) [doi.org/10.1186/s12967-020-02533-3] Research … Continue reading
