Author Archives: wames

Epidemiology of paediatric CFS in Australia

Posted on 03/06/2019 by wames

Epidemiology of paediatric chronic fatigue syndrome in Australia, by Sarah Knight, Shane Elders, Jill Rodda, Adrienne Harvey, Lionel Lubitz, Kathy Rowe, Colette Reveley, Sabine Hennel, Susan Towns, Kasia Kozlowska, Donald N Payne, Sonya Marshall-Gradisnik, Adam Scheinberg in Archives of Disease … Continue reading →

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MtDNA population variation in ME/CFS in two populations

Posted on 03/05/2019 by wames

MtDNA population variation in Myalgic encephalomyelitis/ Chronic fatigue syndrome in two populations: a study of mildly deleterious variants, by Marianne Venter, Cara Tomas, Ilse S Pienaar, Victoria Strassheim, Elardus Erasmus, Wan-Fai Ng, Neil Howell, Julia L Newton, Francois H Van … Continue reading →

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Impact of ME/CFS on patients & their family – volunteers needed

Posted on 03/04/2019 by wames

Impact of ME/CFS on patients & their family:  a clinical research study by a third-year medical student at Cardiff University   Aim of the project: The aim of this project is to gain a better insight into the many ways in … Continue reading →

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The role of mitochondria in ME/CFS: a perspective

Posted on 02/28/2019 by wames

The role of mitochondria in ME/CFS: a perspective, by Cara Tomas, Joanna L Elson in Fatigue: Biomedicine, Health & Behavior, 26 Feb 2019   Research review abstract: Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) also known as Myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) is a debilitating … Continue reading →

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UK parliament Q&A: CFS Research

Posted on 02/25/2019 by wames

UK House of Commons Written Questions and Answers: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: research: Written question – 221619, & 221620. 22 February 2019.   Question 1: Asked by Sharon Hodgson (MP Washington & Sunderland) 14 February 2019 To ask the Secretary of … Continue reading →

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Are surgeons missing the major differential diagnosis that is more common than multiple sclerosis & HIV combined?

Posted on 02/25/2019 by wames

Are surgeons missing the major differential diagnosis that is more common than multiple sclerosis and HIV combined?, by Nina Muirhead in Royal College of Surgeons blog, 21 Feb 2019   It’s a great feeling when we meet a new outpatient … Continue reading →

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Ethical classification of ME/CFS in the United Kingdom

Posted on 02/20/2019 by wames

Ethical classification of ME/CFS in the United Kingdom, by Diane O’Leary in Bioethics, 8 February 2019   Article abstract: Few conditions have sparked as much controversy as myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS). Professional consensus has long suggested that the condition should … Continue reading →

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Myalgic encephalomyelitis or chronic fatigue syndrome: how could the illness develop?

Posted on 02/19/2019 by wames

Myalgic encephalomyelitis or chronic fatigue syndrome: how could the illness develop?, by Gerwyn Morris, Michael Maes, Michael Berk, Basant K. Puri in Metabolic Brain Disease pp 1–31 [Online: 13 February Review article abstract: A model of the development and progression of chronic fatigue syndrome (myalgic encephalomyelitis), … Continue reading →

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Impaired health-related quality of life in adolescent ME/CFS: the impact of core symptoms

Posted on 02/18/2019 by wames

Impaired health-related quality of life in adolescent myalgic encephalomyelitis/ chronic fatigue syndrome: the impact of core symptoms, by Maria Roma, Colleen L Marden, Marissa Flaherty, Samantha E Jasion, Erica M Cranston and Peter C Rowe in Front. Pediatr. 15 Feb … Continue reading →

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