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MEA to fund new research into biomarkers and markers of disease activity in people with severe ME/CFS
ME Association announcement, 20 December 2016: MEA to fund new research into biomarkers and markers of disease activity in people with severe ME/CFS We are pleased to announce that – following the normal rigorous peer review procedures – the MEA Ramsay … Continue reading
Vagus Nerve Stimulation in FM & ME/CFS: a trial of one
Health rising forum post, by Cort Johnson, 8 Dec 2016: Vagus Nerve Stimulation in Fibromyalgia and ME/CFS: A Trial of One An Emerging Treatment My interest in vagus nerve stimulation was prompted by a number of factors. Fibromyalgia (FM) and/or chronic … Continue reading
Living with ME/CFS holiday survival guide
Bateman Horne Center article, by Leigh Reynolds, 13 Dec 2016: Holiday Survival Guide Living with ME/CFS and FM changes most everything, including how we celebrate the holidays. Perhaps one of the greatest gifts you can give yourself, or a loved … Continue reading
Dr VanElzakker’s ME research using PET, MRI and Tesla-7 scans
MEAction blog post, by Jaime S, 12Dec 2016: Dr VanElzakker: two new ME/CFS studies at Harvard #MEAction recently interviewed Dr. Michael VanElzakker regarding two, new studies on ME/CFS. The first aims to discover evidence of increased activity where the sensory … Continue reading
Heart rate variability biofeedback therapy (HRV-BT) & GET in management of CFS
Research highlights: Heart rate biofeedback and graded exercise training improve fatigue as core symptom of CFS. Heart rate biofeedback improves quality of life and depression in patients with CFS. Graded exercise training reduces physical fatigue and betters physical functioning in … Continue reading
ME featured on radio programme Post Cyntaf
Listen to Post Cyntaf, a Welsh language morning news programme on Radio Cymru featured ME on Friday 16 Dec 2016. Part 1 (17.47 mins – 22.22mins) Interview with student Alwen Messmah from North Wales, and her mother Sian Part 2 … Continue reading
A cardiac marker for disability in ME
A Cardiac Marker for Disability in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis, Written by Carol Sieverling (2004), Edited by Maryann Spurgin (2016). Forward (2016): The fascinating thing about this article is that everything from chemical allergies to immune dysfunction in ME is explained in … Continue reading
The RituxME & CycloME studies – video of Dr Oystein Fluge talk
Video posted on the RME Sverige You Tube channel, 19 Nov 2016: The RituxME and CycloME studies – Ongoing Clinical Research in the ME/CFS Research Group, by Öystein Fluge, MD, Dep. Oncology and Medical Physics, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norge … Continue reading
Genetic variation affects adrenergic receptors in ME/CFS
ME Research UK comment, 7 Dec 2016: Genetic variation affects adrenergic receptors Given the estimated 20,000 genes that determine the characteristics of human beings (and make up the human genome), identifying those that may be responsible for the development of … Continue reading
