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Housebound people with ME have greater physical impairment

Research abstract: Objectives: The objective of this study was to examine individuals with myalgic encephalomyelitis and chronic fatigue syndrome who are confined to their homes due to severe symptomatology. The existing literature fails to address differences between this group, and less severe, nonhousebound patient … Continue reading

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ME Awareness Q&A 4

Q. What is ME? A. All physical and mental exertion, even minor, can cause the body to stop working properly and increase symptoms, though the effect can be delayed by a day or more.   Get your blue ribbon from BRAME ME Awareness … Continue reading

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Progressive brain changes in patients with CFS

Research abstract: PURPOSE: To examine progressive brain changes associated with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). MATERIALS AND METHODS: We investigated progressive brain changes with longitudinal MRI in 15 CFS and 10 normal controls (NCs) scanned twice 6 years apart on the same … Continue reading

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ME Awareness Q&A 3

Q. What is ME? A. There is an uneven blood flow to the brain. The brain then sends altered signals to the body and the body reacts abnormally to physical & mental stimuli. ME Awareness week 2016: 11-17 May ME … Continue reading

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The biological challenge of ME/CFS: a solvable problem

Article introduction: Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is comparable to multiple sclerosis, diabetes or rheumatoid arthritis in prevalence (∼0.2% to 1%), long-term disability, and quality of life,[1–5] yet the scale of biomedical research and funding has been pitifully limited, as … Continue reading

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ME Awareness Q&A 2

Q. What is ME? A. It is an injury to the Central Nervous System, (which controls how the body works) that is usually triggered by an infectious disease process, e.g. a virus, or by chemicals over stimulating the immune system. ME Awareness … Continue reading

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ME Awareness Q&A 1

Q. What is ME? A. ME can be called a “neuro- immune-endocrine” condition because it affects many of the body’s systems. (Classified by the WHO as neurological) ME Awareness week 2016: 11-17 May ME Awareness day: 12 May Awareness and … Continue reading

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Graded vs Intermittent Exercise effects on lymphocytes in CFS

Research abstract: PURPOSE: There is increasing evidence of immune system dysfunction in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) but little is known of the regular exercise effects on immune cell parameters. This pilot study investigated the effects of graded and intermittent exercise … Continue reading

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Autonomic dysfunction found in brainstem vasomotor centre in CFS

Research abstract: Autonomic changes are often associated with the chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), but their pathogenetic role is unclear and brain imaging investigations are lacking. The vasomotor centre and, through it, nuclei in the midbrain and hypothalamus play a key … Continue reading

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Psychological well-being in CFS

Thesis abstract: There is growing recognition in psychology that wellness is more than the absence of disease and distress. Well-being has been defined in  numerous ways. Two dominant models include Diener, Eunkook, Suh, Lucas &  Smith’s (1999) Hedonic model of Subjective … Continue reading

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