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A unifying hypothesis of the pathophysiology of ME/CFS: recognitions from the finding of autoantibodies against ß2-adrenergic receptors

A unifying hypothesis of the pathophysiology of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS): recognitions from the finding of autoantibodies against ß2-adrenergic receptors, by Klaus Wirth, Carmen Scheibenbogen in Autoimmunity Reviews, online 1 April 2020 [doi.org/10.1016/j.autrev.2020.102527]   Research abstract: Myalgic Encephalomyelitis or Chronic … Continue reading

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CFS – what nurses need to know (US)

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome – what nurses need to know, by Marianne Bush BS, RN in Nursing April 2020, vol 50 no. 4 – pp50-54 [doi:10.1097/01.NURSE.0000657068.67389.47] Author information: Marianne Bush is an RN contractor for a national wellness company.   Article abstract:  … Continue reading

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The effect of ME/CFS severity on cellular bioenergetic function

The effect of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) severity on cellular bioenergetic function, by Cara Tomas, Joanna L Elson, Victoria Strassheim, Julia L Newton, Mark Walker in PLoS One vol 15, #4, e0231136, April 10, 2020   Research abstract: Myalgic … Continue reading

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Emotional awareness correlated with number of awakenings from polysomnography in patients with ME/CFS – a pilot study

Emotional awareness correlated with number of awakenings from polysomnography in patients with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome—a pilot study, by Indre Bileviciute-Ljungar and Danielle Friberg in Front. Psychiatry, 26 March 2020 [https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00222]   Research abstract: Introduction: Unrefreshing sleep is one of … Continue reading

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Gravity-induced exercise intervention in an individual with CFS/ME & PTS: a case report

Gravity-induced exercise intervention in an individual with chronic fatigue syndrome/ myalgic encephalomyeltis and postural tachycardia syndrome: a case report, by Robert Ballantine, Victoria Strassheim, Julia Newton in International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation 2019 vol 26,#5   Abstract: Background/Aims Chronic … Continue reading

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Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: progress & possibilities

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: progress and possibilities, by Carolina X Sandler, Andrew R Lloyd in Medical Journal of Australia April 5, 2020   Review Summary Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is a prevalent condition affecting about one in 100 patients attending primary … Continue reading

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Neural based assessment of mind wandering during a fatigue inducing motor task: is task failure due to fatigue or distraction?”

Neural based assessment of mind wandering during a fatigue inducing motor task: Is task failure due to fatigue or distraction? by Surbhi Hablani, Ciara Marie O’Higgins, Declan Walsh and Richard B Reilly in 9th International IEEE EMBS Conference on Neural … Continue reading

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The development of a consistent Europe-wide approach to investigating the economic impact of ME/CFS

The Development of a Consistent Europe-Wide Approach to Investigating the Economic Impact of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME/CFS): A Report from the European Network on ME/CFS (EUROMENE) by Derek FH Pheby, Diana Araja,  Uldis Berkis, Elenka Brenna, John Cullinan, Jean-Dominique de Korwin, … Continue reading

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Systemic hyperalgesia in females with Gulf War Illness, CFS & FM

Systemic hyperalgesia in females with Gulf War Illness, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia, by Amber A Surian, James N Baraniuk in Scientific Reports vol 10, no. 5751 (2020)   Research abstract: Pain is a diagnostic criterion for Gulf War Illness (GWI), … Continue reading

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The presence of overlapping quality of life symptoms in primary antibody deficiency (PAD) & CFS

The presence of overlapping quality of life symptoms in primary antibody deficiency (PAD) and chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), by Rhea A Bansal, Susan Tadros, Amolak S Bansal in Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology Vol 16, no: 21 (2020), March 30, … Continue reading

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