Author Archives: wames

Left out – a Norwegian documentary about ME & research

Posted on 02/02/2020 by wames

Left out – a documentary about ME The documentary Left Out (De Bortgjemte) was shown on national TV in Norway in 2018 and now has its international release on YouTube with English subtitles, 29 January 2020. Director Paul Schaathun followed … Continue reading →

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Comprehensive circulatory metabolomics in ME/CFS reveals disrupted metabolism of acyl lipids & steroids

Posted on 01/30/2020 by wames

Comprehensive circulatory metabolomics in ME/CFS reveals disrupted metabolism of acyl Lipids and steroids, by Arnaud Germain, Dinesh K Barupal, Susan M Levine and Maureen R Hanson in Metabolites 2020, 10(1), 34; 14 January 2020 [doi.org/10.3390/metabo10010034]   Research abstract: The latest worldwide … Continue reading →

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Systematic review of randomized controlled trials for CFS/ME

Posted on 01/29/2020 by wames

Systematic review of randomized controlled trials for chronic fatigue syndrome/ myalgic encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME), by Do-Young Kim, Jin-Seok Lee, Samuel-Young Park, Soo-Jin Kim & Chang-Gue Son in Journal of Translational Medicine vol 18, no. 7 (2020)   Research abstract: Background: Although … Continue reading →

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The prevalence of pediatric ME/CFS in a community‑based sample

Posted on 01/28/2020 by wames

The prevalence of pediatric Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome  in a community‑based sample, by Leonard A Jason, Ben Z Katz, Madison Sunnquist, Chelsea Torres, Joseph Cotler & Shaun Bhatia in Child & Youth Care Forum, 23 January 2020 [doi.org/10.1007/s10566-019-09543-3]   Research … Continue reading →

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Health-related quality of life in patients with ME/CFS: an Australian cross-sectional study

Posted on 01/27/2020 by wames

Health-related quality of life in patients with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome: an Australian cross-sectional study, by N Eaton-Fitch, SC Johnston, P Zalewski, D Staines & S Marshall-Gradisnik in Quality of Life Research, 22 January 2020   Research abstract: Background: Myalgic … Continue reading →

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Parasympathetic activity is reduced during slow-wave sleep, but not resting wakefulness, in patients with CFS

Posted on 01/27/2020 by wames

Parasympathetic activity is reduced during slow-wave sleep, but not resting wakefulness, in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome, by Scott J Fatt, Jessica E Beilharz, Michael Joubert, Chloe Wilson, Andrew R Lloyd, Uté Vollmer-Conna, Erin Cvejic in Clin Sleep Med. Vol 16, … Continue reading →

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Development of a conceptual framework to underpin a health-related quality of life outcome measure in paediatric CFS/ME: prioritisation through card ranking

Posted on 01/23/2020 by wames

Development of a conceptual framework to underpin a health-related quality of life outcome measure in paediatric chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalopathy (CFS/ME): prioritisation through card ranking, by Roxanne M. Parslow, Nina Anderson, Danielle Byrne, Kirstie L Haywood, Alison Shaw & Esther … Continue reading →

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Changes in circulating microRNA after recumbent isometric yoga practice by patients with ME/CFS

Posted on 01/22/2020 by wames

Changes in circulating microRNA after recumbent isometric yoga practice by patients with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome: an explorative pilot study, by Shu Takakura, Takakazu Oka & Nobuyuki Sudo in BioPsychoSocial Medicine vol 13, no. 29 (Dec 2019)   Research abstract: … Continue reading →

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The impact of a Structured Exercise Programme upon cognitive function in CFS patients

Posted on 01/21/2020 by wames

The impact of a structured exercise programme upon cognitive function in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome patients, by Paweł Zalewski, Sławomir Kujawski, Malwina Tudorowska, Karl Morten, Małgorzata Tafil-Klawe, Jacek J. Klawe, James Strong, Fernando Estevez-Lopez, Modra Murovska, Julia L. Newton and the … Continue reading →

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Low-dose naltrexone as a treatment for CFS

Posted on 01/21/2020 by wames

Low-dose naltrexone as a treatment for chronic fatigue syndrome, by Monica Jane Bolton, Bryan Paul Chapman, Harm Van Marwijk, in BMJ Case Reports, Vol 13, #1, January 6, 2020   Research abstract: Naltrexone is used as an off-label treatment in … Continue reading →

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