Author Archives: wames

A logistic regression analysis of risk factors in ME/CFS pathogenesis

Posted on 11/14/2019 by wames

A logistic regression analysis of risk factors in ME/CFS pathogenesis, by Eliana M Lacerda, Keith Geraghty, Caroline C Kingdon, Luigi Palla & Luis Nacul in BMC Neurology vol 19, no: 275 (2019)   Research abstract: Background: Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome … Continue reading →

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Differentiating post-polio syndrome from ME & CFS

Posted on 11/13/2019 by wames

Differentiating post-polio syndrome from myalgic encephalomyelitis and chronic fatigue syndrome, by Lauren Klebek, Madison Sunnquist & Leonard A Jason in Fatigue: Biomedicine, Health & Behavior.  Published online: 06 Nov 2019 [doi.org/10.1080/21641846.2019.1687117]   Research abstract: Background:  Overlapping and concomitant symptoms among … Continue reading →

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Video lecture by Dr Lucinda Bateman: Upright activity & exercise intolerance: critical concepts in the evaluation of chronic fatigue

Posted on 11/12/2019 by wames

Upright activity and exercise intolerance: critical concepts in the evaluation of chronic fatigue, by Dr Lucinda Bateman   Dr Bateman talks to doctors.  Duration 56 minutes. Topics covered: how she assesses and diagnoses patients with ME/CFS the questionnaires she gets … Continue reading →

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Rethinking the standard of care for ME/CFS

Posted on 11/11/2019 by wames

Rethinking the standard of care for Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, by Fred Friedberg, Madison Sunnquist, Luis Nacul in Journal of General Internal Medicine, Published online: 21 October 2019 [doi.org/10.1007/s11606-019-05375-y ]   Article abstract: For over two decades, the standard of … Continue reading →

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Is a diagnostic blood test for CFS on the horizon?

Posted on 11/06/2019 by wames

Is a diagnostic blood test for chronic fatigue syndrome on the horizon?, by Michael Maes, Laura Andres & Gerwyn Morris in Expert Review of Molecular Diagnostics, Published online: 18 Oct 2019 [https://doi.org/10.1080/14737159.2020.1681976]   Expert opinion Most if not all biomarkers of … Continue reading →

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Investigations of B cell phenotype & metabolic function in patients with ME/CFS

Posted on 11/05/2019 by wames

Investigations of B cell phenotype and metabolic function in patients with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, by Fane Kojo Fosu Mensah. PhD thesis University College London, Division of Medicine, Sep 2019   Research abstract: Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is a … Continue reading →

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Evidence of altered cardiac autonomic regulation in ME/CFS

Posted on 11/04/2019 by wames

Evidence of altered cardiac autonomic regulation in myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis, by Maximillian J Nelson, Jasvir S Bahl, Jonathan D Buckley, Rebecca L Thomson, Kade Davison in Medicine October 2019 , Vol 98, Issue 43 [doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000017600] … Continue reading →

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The DePaul Symptom Questionnaire-2: a validation study

Posted on 11/01/2019 by wames

The DePaul Symptom Questionnaire-2: a validation study, by Helen Bedree, Madison Sunnquist & Leonard A Jason in Journal Fatigue: Biomedicine, Health & Behavior Vol 7, 2019 – Issue 3, pp 166-179 [https://doi.org/10.1080/21641846.2019.1653471]   Research abstract: Background: The DePaul Symptom Questionnaire … Continue reading →

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Naltrexone restores impaired Transient Receptor Potential Melastatin 3 ion channel function in Natural Killer Cells from ME/CFS

Posted on 10/31/2019 by wames

Naltrexone restores impaired Transient Receptor Potential Melastatin 3 ion channel function in Natural Killer Cells from Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome patients, by Helene Cabanas,  Katsuhiko Muraki,  Donald Staines and Sonya Marshall-Gradisnik in Front. Immunol., 31 October 2019 [https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2019.02545]   Research … Continue reading →

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The effect of comorbid medical & psychiatric diagnoses on CFS

Posted on 10/30/2019 by wames

The effect of comorbid medical and psychiatric diagnoses on Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, by Benjamin H Natelson, Jin-Mann S Lin, Gudrun Lange, Sarah Khan, Aaron Stegner & Elizabeth R Unger in Annals of Medicine, published online: 23 Oct 2019 [https://doi.org/10.1080/07853890.2019.1683601]   … Continue reading →

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