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Pathological mechanisms underlying ME/CFS

Posted on 07/19/2019 by wames

Pathological mechanisms underlying Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, by Daniel Missailidis, Sarah Annesley, Paul Fisher in Preprints  [Published  online: 16 July 2019] doi: 10.20944/preprints201907.0196.v1   Review abstract The underlying molecular basis of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) is not well understood. … Continue reading →

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Current research provides insight into the biological basis & diagnostic potential for ME/CFS

Posted on 07/16/2019 by wames

Current research provides insight into the biological basis and diagnostic potential for Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS), by Eiren Sweetman, Alex Noble, Christina Edgar, Angus Mackay, Amber Helliwell, Rosamund Vallings, Margaret Ryan and Warren Tate in Diagnostics 2019, 9(3), 73; … Continue reading →

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Red blood cell biomechanics in CFS

Posted on 07/16/2019 by wames

Red blood cell biomechanics in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, by Amit K Saha, Brendan R Schmidt, Arun Kumar, Amir Saadat, Vineeth C Suja, Vy Nguyen, Justin K Do, Wendy Ho, Mohsen Nemat-Gorgani, Eric SG Shaqfeh, Anand K Ramasubramanian, Ronald W Davis … Continue reading →

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Autonomic & inflammatory changes in FM & ME/CFS & the contribution to signs ans symptoms

Posted on 07/15/2019 by wames

Autonomic and inflammatory changes in FM and ME/CFS and the contribution to signs ans symptoms, by Kristy Themelis, Robyn Stocks, Patrick Tano, Zdenka Cipinova, Lorraine Shah-Goodwin, Andrew Barritt, Hugo Critchley, Kevin Davies, Jessica Eccles in Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases … Continue reading →

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MicroRNAs as biomarkers of pain intensity in patients with CFS

Posted on 07/15/2019 by wames

MicroRNAs as biomarkers of pain intensity in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome, by Hadeel A Al‐Rawaf, Ahmad H Alghadir, Sami A Gabr in Pain Pract. 2019 Jul 8. doi: 10.1111/papr.12817. [Epub ahead of print] Research abstract: BACKGROUND: Numerous experimental models … Continue reading →

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Post-Exertional Malaise Is associated with hypermetabolism, hypoacetylation & purine metabolism deregulation in ME/CFS cases

Posted on 07/12/2019 by wames

Post-Exertional Malaise is associated with hypermetabolism, hypoacetylation and purine metabolism deregulation in ME/CFS cases, by Neil R McGregor, Christopher W Armstrong, Donald P Lewis and Paul R Gooley in Diagnostics 2019, 9(3), 70; [Published: 4 July 2019] https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics9030070 Research abstract: Post-exertional … Continue reading →

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The clinical value of cytokines in CFS

Posted on 07/11/2019 by wames

The clinical value of cytokines in chronic fatigue syndrome, by Tiansong Yang, Yan Yang, Delong Wang, Chaoran Li, Yuanyuan Qu, Jing Guo, Tianyu Shi, Wang Bo, Zhongren Sun and Tetsuya Asakawa in Journal of Translational Medicine 2019 17:213 [Published: 28 … Continue reading →

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Take part in a research project: health conditions & employment

Posted on 07/10/2019 by wames

Investigating the impact of health conditions on employees’ experiences of work – a research project You are invited to take part in a research project looking into the impact explore whether having a health condition affects people’s experiences at work. … Continue reading →

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The risk of labelling CFS symptoms as unhelpful cognitive responses

Posted on 07/04/2019 by wames

The risk of labelling CFS symptoms as unhelpful cognitive responses, by Michiel Tack in Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry 1–2 [Published June 18, 2019]  https://doi.org/10.1177/1359104519853849   Letter to the editor: Loades, M. E., Rimes, K., Lievesley, K., Ali, S., & … Continue reading →

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Could you be the WAMES secretary or treasurer?

Posted on 07/03/2019 by wames

WAMES needs a new volunteer secretary and treasurer!     WAMES is very grateful to Kish and Liz for ably supporting the work of WAMES over the last few years.  Increased personal commitments mean they have had to move on. … Continue reading →

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