Category Archives: News
US NIH plans in-depth ME/CFS study
Simon McGrath reports on: the most in-depth, comprehensive and innovative ME/CFS studies ever proposed: it’s the first fruit of Director Dr Francis Collins’s ‘new start’ for ME/CFS at the US National Institutes of Health (NIH). Dr Nath, who is Chief … Continue reading
Canadian evidence-based ME/CFS diagnosis and management
Article abstract: This review was written from the viewpoint of the treating clinician to educate health care professionals and the public about Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS). It includes: the clinical definition of ME/CFS with emphasis on how to diagnose ME/CFS; … Continue reading
Dr Bell discusses inappropriate diagnosis of Munchausen’s Syndrome by Proxy in children with ME/CFS
Article extract: Munchausen’s Syndrome by Proxy (MSBP) is a form of abuse in which a caregiver deliberately produces or feigns illness in a person under his or her care. A rare disorder, it most frequently consists of poisoning of an … Continue reading
Promising Australian research could lead to diagnostic test
Griffith University press release: Screening test for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome on its way Ground-breaking research at Griffith University into Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) is leading the way for the development of a new screening tool for the condition. The research … Continue reading
Comparison of killer T cells in ME/CFS and MS shows immune dysregulation
Research abstract: Background: CD8+ T cells have putative roles in the regulation of adaptive immune responses during infection. The purpose of this paper is to compare the status of CD8+ T cells in Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/ … Continue reading
Different gut treatment protocols needed for CFS men & women?
Health rising article by Cort Johnson, 21 Feb 2016: Gender Gut Wars: Australian ME/CFS Study Suggests Different Gut Treatment Protocols Needed For Men and Women The role the gut plays in our health is being increasingly recognized and ME/CFS researchers are … Continue reading
The search for a genetic predisposition to ME/CFS
ME Research article, 26 February 2016: Genome-wide associations In human beings, a very small number of DNA gene sequences differ between individuals, and these consist largely of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs, pronounced “snips”). While most SNPs are silent, others have … Continue reading
Fatigue may involve abnormal function of the motor system
Research abstract: Although the prevalence of chronic fatigue is approximately 20% in healthy individuals, there are no studies of brain structure that elucidate the neural correlates of fatigue outside of clinical subjects. We hypothesized that fatigue without evidence of disease … Continue reading
Understanding autoantibody-mediated pain offers hope for CFS pain
Review abstract: As autoantibodies bind to target tissues, Fc-region dependent inflammation can induce pain via mediators exciting nociceptors. But recently another possibility has emerged, where autoantibody binding to nociceptors can directly cause pain, without inflammation. This is thought to occur … Continue reading
GP surgeries in Wales open for longer
Welsh Government press release, 24 February 2016: GP surgeries in Wales open for longer, new figures show More GP surgeries in Wales are open for longer, making it easier for people to access health services, new figures published today show. … Continue reading
