Author Archives: wames

Legitimizing ME/CFS: indications of change over a decade (US)

Posted on 02/17/2020 by wames

Legitimizing myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome: indications of change over a decade, by Fred Friedberg in Fatigue: Biomedicine, Health & Behavior, February 5, 2020   Research abstract: This commentary identifies recent scientific and clinical milestones that appear to have increased legitimization … Continue reading →

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Cochrane review of exercise therapy for CFS: appointment of advisory group lead

Posted on 02/17/2020 by wames

Cochrane library blog post, 13 Feb 2020: Appointment of lead to independent advisory group   In October 2019, Cochrane announced its commitment to a full update the Cochrane Review Exercise therapy for chronic fatigue syndrome. The statement noted plans for: “a comprehensive review … Continue reading →

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Suicide is a concern for the chronic invisible illness community

Posted on 02/14/2020 by wames

Suicide is a concern for the chronic invisible illness community, by Cathy L Pederson in Journal of Health Science & Education Vol 4, #1, p 176, January 28, 2020   Commentary: Rates of suicidal ideation, attempts, and completion are alarmingly high … Continue reading →

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Potential benefits of a ketogenic diet to improve response & recovery from physical exertion in people with ME/CFS

Posted on 02/11/2020 by wames

Potential benefits of a ketogenic diet to improve response and recovery from physical exertion in people with Myalgic encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS): a feasibility study, by Jo Cossington, Dr Shelly Coe, Yaomeng Liu, Helen Dawes in International Journal of Sport, … Continue reading →

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Can linguistic analysis be used to identify whether adolescents with a chronic illness are depressed?

Posted on 02/11/2020 by wames

Can linguistic analysis be used to identify whether adolescents with a chronic illness are depressed?, by Lauren Stephanie Jones, Emma Anderson, Maria Loades, Rebecca Barnes, Esther Crawley in Clin Psychol Psychother. 2019 Dec 15. [doi: 10.1002/cpp.2417]   Research abstract: Comorbid depression … Continue reading →

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Treating Medically Unexplained Symptoms via Improving Access to Psychological Therapy (IAPT): major limitations identified

Posted on 02/10/2020 by wames

Treating medically unexplained symptoms via improving access to psychological therapy (IAPT): major limitations identified, by Keith Geraghty, Michael J Scott in BMC Psychology Vol 8, #1, p 13, February 5, 2020   Research abstract: Background: Improving Access to Psychological Therapies is … Continue reading →

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A machine learning approach to the differentiation of fMRI data of CFS from a sedentary control

Posted on 02/10/2020 by wames

A machine learning approach to the differentiation of Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging data of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) from a sedentary control, by Destie Provenzano,  Stuart D Washington and  James N Baraniuk in Front. Comput. Neurosci., 29 January 2020 [https://doi.org/10.3389/fncom.2020.00002] … Continue reading →

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Post-exertional malaise is associated with greater symptom burden & psychological distress in patients diagnosed with CFS

Posted on 02/10/2020 by wames

Post-exertional malaise is associated with greater symptom burden and psychological distress in patients diagnosed with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, by Marcella May, Sara F Milrad, Dolores M Perdomo, Sara J Czaja, Mary Ann Fletcher, Devika R Jutagir, Daniel L Hall, Nancy … Continue reading →

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An adrenalectomy mouse model reflecting clinical features for CFS

Posted on 02/06/2020 by wames

An adrenalectomy mouse model reflecting clinical features for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, by  Jin-Seok Lee, Yoo-Jin Jeon, Samuel-Young Park and Chang-Gue Son in Biomolecules 2020, 10(1), 71; [https://doi.org/10.3390/biom10010071] (This article belongs to the Special Issue Inflammation as Target treatment for Chronic Diseases) … Continue reading →

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Welsh Government proposes new advisory group for ME/CFS & pain

Posted on 02/06/2020 by wames

New Welsh Government Advisory Group for ME/CFS and pain   2014 Task & Finish Group Report It is five years since the Welsh Government published a Task & Finish Report giving Health Boards an action plan for improving services for … Continue reading →

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