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Reduced glycolytic reserve in isolated natural killer cells from ME/CFS patients
Reduced glycolytic reserve in isolated natural killer cells from Myalgic encephalomyelitis/ chronic fatigue syndrome patients: A preliminary investigation, by Thao Nguyen, D Staines, S Johnston, S Marshall-Gradisnik in Asian Pac J Allergy Immunol. 2018 Jul 8. [Epub ahead of print] … Continue reading
Suicidal ideation in non-depressed individuals: the effects of a chronic, misunderstood illness
Suicidal ideation in non-depressed individuals: the effects of a chronic, misunderstood illness, by AR Devendorf, SL McManimen, LA Jason in Health Psychol. 2018 Jul 1:1359105318785450 [Epub ahead of print] Abstract: Chronic illness is a risk factor for suicide but is … Continue reading
‘A Girl Behind Dark Glasses’ book by Jessica Taylor-Bearman
‘A Girl Behind Dark Glasses’ book by Jessica Taylor-Bearman Book Description: From a darkened world, bound by four walls, a young woman called Jessica tells the tale of her battle against the M.E Monster. The severest form of a neuro … Continue reading
Intracranial compliance is associated with symptoms of orthostatic intolerance in CFS
Research abstract: Intracranial compliance is associated with symptoms of orthostatic intolerance in chronic fatigue syndrome, by Andreas Finkelmeyer, Jiabao He, Laura Maclachlan, Andrew M Blamire, Julia L Newton in PLoS One. 2018 Jul 3;13(7):e0200068 Symptoms of orthostatic intolerance (OI) are … Continue reading
Meta-analysis investigating post-exertional malaise between patients & controls
Review abstract: Meta-analysis investigating post-exertional malaise between patients and controls by Abigail Brown and Leonard Jason in J Health Psychol. 2018 Jul [First published 5 July 2018] Post-exertional malaise is either required or included in many previously proposed case definitions of myalgic … Continue reading
Dr Ron Davis’s big immune study is looking at HLA genes – here’s why
ME/CFS Research review blog post, by Simon McGrath, 28 June 2018: Dr Ron Davis’s big immune study is looking at HLA genes – here’s why Dr Ron Davis has won a large NIH (US National Institutes of Health) grant for an immunology … Continue reading
Status of research, treatment & perception of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis 2018
Invest in ME Research UK blog post, June 2018: Status of Research, Treatment and Perception of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis 2018 Accountability and Action “None of the recommendations from the CMO Working Group report have been fulfilled – a testament to the … Continue reading