Author Archives: wames
Revised Cochrane review of exercise treatments for CFS
WAMES statement: The revised Cochrane review on exercise therapy for ME & CFS has taken positive steps to acknowledge the limitations of the research into exercise therapy that they previously promoted, and especially the lack of research into potential harms. … Continue reading
Work rehabilitation & medical retirement for ME/CFS patients
Work rehabilitation and medical retirement for Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome patients. A review and appraisal of diagnostic strategies by Mark Vink and Friso Vink-Niese in Diagnostics 2019, 9(4), 124; [https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics9040124] Published: 20 September 2019 Review abstract: Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue … Continue reading
Quantitative electroencephalographic assessment of ME/CFS
Quantitative Electroencephalographic assessment of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis / Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: support for a novel diagnostic protocol, by Andrew E Pellegrini. Laurentian University: a thesis submitted in partial fulfillment for the Honors degree Bachelor of Science 2019 Research abstract: The … Continue reading
Towards a biomarker: Rethinking ME/CFS diagnostic reference intervals via machine learning, & the utility of activin B for defining symptom severity
Rethinking ME/CFS diagnostic reference intervals via machine learning, and the utility of activin B for defining symptom severity, by Brett A. Lidbury, Badia Kita, Alice M Richardson, Donald P Lewis, Edwina Privitera, Susan Hayward, David de Kretser and Mark Hedger … Continue reading
ME/CFS: From pathophysiological insights to novel therapeutic opportunities
Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: from pathophysiological insights to novel therapeutic opportunities, by Gerwyn Morris, Basant K Puri, Adam J Walker, Michael Maes, Andre F Carvalho, Ken Walder, Catherine Mazza, Michael Berk in Pharmacological Research [Available online 8 September 2019] https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phrs.2019.104450 … Continue reading
Unexplained exertional intolerance associated with impaired systemic oxygen extraction
The researchers reviewed invasive cardiopulmonary test results of 313 patients with unexplained exertional intolerance. The paper focuses mainly on a small subset of patients: “We identified a cohort of patients whose exercise limitation is due only to systemic oxygen extraction, … Continue reading
Faecal Microbiome Transplantation (FMT) a promising treatment for CFS with IBS
A retrospective outcome study of 42 patients with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, 30 of whom had Irritable Bowel Syndrome. Half were treated with oral approaches, and half were treated with faecal microbiome transplantation, by JN Kenyon, Shelly Coe, Hooshang Izadi in Human … Continue reading
Inflammatory proteins are altered in CFS
Inflammatory proteins are altered in chronic fatigue syndrome – a systematic review and meta-analysis, by Rebecca Strawbridge, Maria-Laura Sartor, Fraser Scott, Anthony J Cleare in Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, August 26, 2019 [https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2019.08.011] Highlights: 42 studies meta-analysed, testing 20 … Continue reading
Management of chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis in a pediatric population: A scoping review
Management of chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis in a pediatric population: a scoping review, by Sarah S Collard, Jane Murphy in Journal of Child Health Care, 4 Aug 2019 [https://doi.org/10.1177/1367493519864747] Review abstract: Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS)/myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) negatively impacts the quality … Continue reading
Brain responses in CFS & TMD to autonomic challenges
Brain responses in CFS and TMD to autonomic challenges: an exploratory fMRI study, by QC Vuong, JR Allison, A Finkelmeyer, J Newton, J Durham in JDR Clinical & Translational Research, August 28, 2019 Research abstract: Introduction: Dysfunction of the … Continue reading
