Author Archives: wames

Patient experiences & the psychosocial benefits of group aquatic exercise to reduce symptoms of ME/CFS: a pilot study

Posted on 04/28/2020 by wames

Patient experiences and the psychosocial benefits of group aquatic exercise to reduce symptoms of ME/CFS: a pilot study, by  Suzanne Broadbent, Sonja Coetzee Rosalind Beavers &  Louise Horstmanshof in Fatigue: Biomedicine, Health & Behavior, [DOI: 10.1080/21641846.2020.1751455]  Published online: 11 Apr 2020 … Continue reading →

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Human Herpesvirus-6 reactivation, mitochondrial fragmentation, & the coordination of antiviral & metabolic phenotypes in ME/CFS

Posted on 04/27/2020 by wames

Human Herpesvirus-6 reactivation, mitochondrial fragmentation, and the coordination of antiviral and metabolic phenotypes in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/ Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, by Philipp Schreiner, Thomas Harrer, Carmen Scheibenbogen, Stephanie Lamer, Andreas Schlosser, Robert K Naviaux and Bhupesh K Prusty in ImmunoHorizons April … Continue reading →

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Altered muscle membrane potential & redox status differentiates two subgroups of patients with CFS

Posted on 04/27/2020 by wames

Altered muscle membrane potential and redox status differentiates two subgroups of patients with chronic fatigue syndrome, by Yves Jammes, Nabil Adjriou, Nathalie Kipson, Christine Criado, Caroline Charpin, Stanislas Rebaudet, Chloé Stavris, Régis Guieu, Emmanuel Fenouillet & Frédérique Retornaz in Journal … Continue reading →

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Self-isolating with ME – Tell your story for ME Awareness week

Posted on 04/25/2020 by wames

Self-isolating with ME Tell your story for ME Awareness week   We’re hearing a lot about the joys and trials of being restricted to home when healthy or ‘at risk’. Many people with ME are however practised at ‘staying home’ … Continue reading →

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Potential role of microbiome in CFS/ME

Posted on 04/24/2020 by wames

Potential role of microbiome in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME), by Guiseppe Lupo. PhD thesis, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore,  XXXII ciclo, a.a. 2018/19, Piacenza, 8 April 2020   Research abstract: The Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME), is a severe multisystemic … Continue reading →

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Unravelling ME/CFS: Gender‐specific changes in the microRNA expression profiling in ME/CFS

Posted on 04/23/2020 by wames

Unravelling ME/CFS: Gender‐specific changes in the microRNA expression profiling in ME/CFS by Amanpreet K Cheema, Leonor Sarria, Mina Bekheit, Fanny Collado, Eloy Almenar‐Pérez, Eva Martín‐Martínez, Jose Alegre, Jesus Castro‐Marrero, Mary A Fletcher, Nancy G Klimas,  Elisa Oltra, Lubov Nathanson in … Continue reading →

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Acupuncture for CFS: an overview of systematic reviews

Posted on 04/22/2020 by wames

Acupuncture for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: an overview of systematic reviews, by Zi-han Yin, Lin-jia Wang, Ying Cheng, Jiao Chen, Xiao-juan Hong, Ling Zhao, Fan-rong Liang in Chin. J. Integr. Med. (2020). [https://doi.org/10.1007/s11655-020-3195-3]   Review abstract: Objective To evaluate the quality … Continue reading →

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Autoimmunity-related risk variants in PTPN22 & CTLA4 are associated with ME/CFS with infectious onset

Posted on 04/22/2020 by wames

Autoimmunity-related risk variants in PTPN22 and CTLA4 are associated with ME/CFS with infectious onset, by Sophie Steiner, Sonya C Becker, Jelka Hartwig, Franziska Sotzny, Sebastian Lorenz, Sandra Bauer, Madlen Löbel, Anna B Stittrich, Patricia Grabowski and Carmen Scheibenbogen in Front. Immunol., … Continue reading →

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Processing of Laser-Evoked Potentials in patients with Chronic Whiplash-Associated Disorders, CFS & healthy controls: a case–control study

Posted on 04/20/2020 by wames

Processing of Laser-Evoked Potentials in patients with Chronic Whiplash-Associated Disorders, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, and healthy controls: a case–control study, by Lisa Goudman, PhD, Liesbeth Daenen, PhD, Andre Mouraux, PhD, Jo Nijs, PhD, Patrick Cras, PhD, Nathalie Roussel, PhD, Maarten Moens, … Continue reading →

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Opposition to Oxford NHS Trust leaflet which confuses post Covid-19 fatigue with ME/CFS

Posted on 04/20/2020 by wames

The ME community requests Oxford NHS Trust leaflet be withdrawn   A collection of physicians, physiotherapists MPs and patient charities have written to Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust to object to the content of a leaflet by their Psychosocial Response … Continue reading →

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