Category Archives: News
Hand grip strength as a clinical biomarker for ME/CFS & disease severity
Hand grip strength as a clinical biomarker for ME/CFS and disease severity, by Luis C Nacul, Kathleen Mudie, Caroline Kingdon, Taane G Clark, Eliana M Lacerda in Frontiers in Neurology, 5 Nov 2018 [Preprint] Research abstract: Background: The diagnosis of myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME/CFS) … Continue reading
Understanding ME & CFS symptoms in children – take part in research project!
Symptomatology of pediatric ME & CFS – research project The Center for Community Research at DePaul University in the USA, led by Prof Leonard Jason says: There is currently little research on children with myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) and chronic fatigue … Continue reading
Internet-delivered cognitive behaviour therapy for chronic health conditions: a systematic review & meta-analysis
Internet-delivered cognitive behaviour therapy for chronic health conditions: a systematic review and meta-analysis, by Swati Mehta, Vanessa A Peynenburg, Heather D Hadjistavropoulos in Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 1 November 2018 [Preprint] Review abstract: This systematic review and meta-analysis aims to evaluate the effectiveness of internet-delivered … Continue reading
Updated NICE guideline committee list
NICE added an updated (but still incomplete) committee membership list to their website on 1 November 2018. The Committee will operate as an advisory Committee to NICE’s Board, developing a guideline on ME/CFS. Membership list Chair Peter Barry, Consultant, Paediatric Intensivist, University Hospitals of Leicester Vice … Continue reading
CFS & the somatic expression of emotional distress
Chronic fatigue syndrome and the somatic expression of emotional distress: applying the concept of illusory mental health to address the controversy, by AD Bram, KA Gottschalk, WM Leeds in J Clin Psychol. 2018 Aug 28. [Epub ahead of print] Abstract: OBJECTIVE: … Continue reading
Exercise-induce hyperalgesia, complement system & elastase activation in ME/CFS
Exercise-induce hyperalgesia, complement system and elastase activation in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome – a secondary analysis of experimental comparative studies, by Andrea Polli, Jessica Van Oosterwijck, Mira Meeus, Luc Lambrecht, Jo Nijs, Kelly Ickmans in Scandinavian Journal of Pain [Published Online: 2018-10-16] Research abstract: Background and aims: … Continue reading
ME: “Her life has just stopped”
ME: “Her life has just stopped” A translation of ME: “Mae ei bywyd hi jest wedi stopio” online at BBC Cymru fyw, 25 October 2018 Natalie Price, the girlfriend of Jonathan Vaughan, has been suffering from ME (Myalgic Encephalomyelitis) for … Continue reading
Does fatigue & distress in a clinical cohort of adolescents with CFS correlate with fatigue and distress in their parents?
Does fatigue and distress in a clinical cohort of adolescents with CFS correlate with fatigue and distress in their parents? by Maria E Loades, Katherine A Rimes, S Ali, Kate Lievesley, Trudie Chalder in Child: Care, Health and Development, 20 Oct 2018 [preprint] Research abstract: … Continue reading
The development of an instrument to assess post-exertional malaise in patients with ME & CFS
The development of an instrument to assess post-exertional malaise in patients with myalgic encephalomyelitis and chronic fatigue syndrome, by Leonard A Jason, Carly S Holtzman, Madison Sunnquist, Joseph Cotler in Journal of Health Psychology, 24 Oct 2018 [Preprint] Research abstract: Post-exertional malaise, … Continue reading
Situation for ME patients in Wales is ‘disgraceful’ (English translation)
Situation for ME patients in Wales is ‘disgraceful’ a translation of: Sefyllfa i gleifion ME yng Nghymru yn ‘warthus’ on the BBC Cymru fyw website, 24 Oct 2018 (This translation is not definitive, it may need some tweaking!) Emma-Jayne Lloyd from … Continue reading
