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Physios for ME podcast: a case study of post viral fatigue/ long Covid/ chronic Covid 19

  Podcast: Physios for ME present a case study of Post Viral Fatigue/Long Covid/Chronic Covid 19. A conversation about key aspects of pacing, avoiding PEM and how a skilled physiotherapist can be of help. [31 mins]  

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WAMES AGM 26th Sep 2020

Annual General Meeting of WAMES   The annual business meeting of the Welsh Association of ME & CFS Support will be held virtually to review past events and plan future activities. Covid-19 has changed our landscape and our future, so … Continue reading

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Factors affecting the characterization of Post-Exertional Malaise derived from patient input

Factors affecting the characterization of Post-Exertional Malaise derived from patient input by Carly S Holtzman, Claire Fisher, Shaun Bhatia, Leonard A Jason, in Journal of Health Disparities Research and Practice: Vol. 13 : Iss. 2 , Article 5. Research abstract: … Continue reading

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Association between quadrivalent human papillomavirus vaccination & selected syndromes with autonomic dysfunction in Danish females

Association between quadrivalent human papillomavirus vaccination and selected syndromes with autonomic dysfunction in Danish females: population based, self-controlled, case series analysis, by Anders Hviid, Nicklas M Thorsen, Palle Valentiner-Branth, Morten Frisch, Kåre Mølbak in BMJ Vol 370, p. m2930, Sep … Continue reading

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Using structural & functional MRI as a neuroimaging technique to investigate CFS/ME: a systematic review

Using structural and functional MRI as a neuroimaging technique to investigate chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalopathy: a systematic review, by in BMJ Open Vol 10, #8, p e031672, August 30, 2020 [doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-031672]   Strengths and limitations of this study To the best … Continue reading

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Neuroimaging characteristics of ME/CFS: a systematic review

Neuroimaging characteristics of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS): a systematic review, by Zack Y. Shan, Leighton R Barnden, Richard A Kwiatek, Sandeep Bhuta, Daniel F Hermens, Jim Lagopoulos in Journal of Translational Medicine Vol 18, #335 Sep 1 2020   … Continue reading

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Machine Learning detects pattern of differences in fMRI data between CFS & Gulf War Illness

Machine Learning detects pattern of differences in Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) data between Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) and Gulf War Illness (GWI), by Destie Provenzano, Stuart D Washington, Yuan J Rao, Murray Loew and James Baraniuk in Brain Sci. … Continue reading

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Associations of physical & psychiatric conditions with CFS in Germany

Associations of physical and psychiatric conditions with chronic fatigue syndrome in Germany: an exploratory case-control study, by Louis Jacob, Josep Maria Haro and Karel Kostev in Psychological Medicine, 1-7, 2020 [doi.org/10.1017/S0033291720002470]   Research abstract: Background: Only a few studies have analyzed … Continue reading

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DecodeME is recruiting more study participants

Dear DecodeME Friend, We have been blown away by the response we have had since we announced funding for the study. Over 25,000 people have signed up to receive updates, with nearly 20,000 people in the UK indicating they are … Continue reading

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Activity measurement in pediatric CFS

Activity measurement in pediatric chronic fatigue syndrome, by Bernardo Loiacono, Madison Sunnquist, Laura Nicholson, Leonard A Jason in Chronic Illness, August 17, 2020 [doi.org/10.1177/1742395320949613]   Research abstract: Objectives: Individuals with myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) and chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) experience debilitating … Continue reading

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