Author Archives: wames
Plasma proteomic profiling suggests an association between antigen driven clonal B cell expansion & ME/CFS
Plasma proteomic profiling suggests an association between antigen driven clonal B cell expansion and ME/CFS, by Milica Milivojevic, Xiaoyu Che, Lucinda Bateman, Aaron Cheng, Benjamin A Garcia, Mady Hornig, Manuel Huber, Nancy G Klimas,Bohyun Lee, Hyoungjoo Lee, Susan Levine, Jose G … Continue reading
Coronavirus: why are some people experiencing long-term fatigue?
The Conversation blog post: Coronavirus: why are some people experiencing long-term fatigue?, by Prof Frances Williams, 16 July 2020 People who have been seriously unwell and treated on intensive care units can expect to take some months to recover … Continue reading
‘I need to start listening to what my body is telling me’: Does mindfulness-based cognitive therapy help people with CFS?
‘I need to start listening to what my body is telling me.’: Does mindfulness-based cognitive therapy help people with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome? by Bridie O’Dowd & Gemma M Griffith in Human arenas 2020, July 16 [https://doi.org/10.1007/s42087-020-00123-9] Research abstract: Mindfulness-Based Cognitive … Continue reading
Cognitive function declines following orthostatic stress in adults with ME/CFS
Cognitive Function declines following orthostatic stress in adults with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS), by C Linda M C van Campen, Peter C Rowe, Freek W A Verheugt, Frans C Visser in Front Neurosci. 2020 Jun 26;14:688. [doi.org/10.3389/fnins.2020.00688] Research … Continue reading
Severe ME in children
Severe ME in children, by Nigel Speight in Healthcare Vol 8, #3 p 211, July 14, 2020 [This article belongs to the Special Issue ME/CFS] Guideline abstract The current problem regarding Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/ Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) is the … Continue reading
Health Care responsibility & compassion-visiting the housebound patient severely affected by ME/CFS
Health Care responsibility and compassion-visiting the housebound patient severely affected by ME/CFS, by Caroline Kingdon, Dionysius Giotas, Luis Nacul and Eliana Lacerda in Healthcare 2020, 8(3), 197 [doi.org/10.3390/healthcare8030197] [This article belongs to the Special Issue ME/CFS – the Severely and … Continue reading
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Environmental accommodations for university students affected by ME/CFS
Environmental accommodations for university students affected by myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), by Lily Chu, Lynn R Fuentes, Olena M Marshall and Arthur A. Mirin in Work pp. 1-12, 2020[DOI: 10.3233/WOR-203176] Research abstract: Background: Today, 24% of college and … Continue reading
Two-Day cardiopulmonary exercise testing in females with a severe grade of ME/CFS: comparison with patients with mild & moderate disease
Two-Day cardiopulmonary exercise testing in females with a severe grade of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: comparison with patients with mild and moderate disease, by C (Linda) MC van Campen, Peter C Rowe and Frans C Visser in Healthcare 2020, 8(3), … Continue reading
“That’s why they don’t believe you, you don’t look sick!”: creating medical credibility & patient visibility for ME/CFS through television
“That’s why they don’t believe you, you don’t look sick!”: creating medical credibility and patient visibility for ME/CFS through television, by Giada Da Ros Article abstract: Since the end of the 20th century, the Myalgic Encephalomyelitis / Chronic Fatigue Syndrome … Continue reading