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Tuller discusses the nature of bias in the PACE trial

Virology blog: Trial By Error, Continued: More Nonsense from The Lancet Psychiatry by David Tuller, 19 January 2016 The PACE authors have long demonstrated great facility in evading questions they don’t want to answer. They did this in their response … Continue reading

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PINCHED – Neuron Protein Marker studied in ME/CFS

Cort Johnson reports on The Role of PINCH in Chronic Energy Deficit in the CNS. The National CFIDS Foundation PINCH study is a timely one given the interest in neuroinflammation in ME/CFS. Hopefully over the next year we’ll get a … Continue reading

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Dr Fred Friedberg on the meaning of ‘recovery’ in the PACE trial

Dr Fred Friedberg, IACFS/ME President comments: In a significant development regarding the controversial PACE trial, the largest and most influential behavioral treatment trial of CFS/ME to date, a recent open letter to the editor of the Lancet was published by a distinguished group of … Continue reading

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Issues in estimating rates of paediatric CFS & ME

Research abstract: Background: There is a need to examine the prevalence of pediatric chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) in the general community, as well as the relative frequency of CFS and ME among various groups (e.g., different … Continue reading

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A proposal for treatment of harmful auto-antibodies in auto-immune disorders

Research abstract: The hypothesis proposed is that functional disorders, such as irritable bowel syndrome, chronic fatigue syndrome and anorexia nervosa are caused by auto-antibodies to neuronal proteins induced by molecular mimicry with microbial antigens. The age incidence of these conditions, … Continue reading

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Changes to genes found in IBS

Research abstract: Background: Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a stress-sensitive disorder. Environmental factors including stress can trigger epigenetic changes, which have not been well-studied in IBS. We performed a pilot study investigating genome-wide DNA methylation of IBS patients and healthy … Continue reading

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Exercise triggers gut changes comment by Cort Johnson

Cort Johnson comments on recent research: Exercise triggers gut changes in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) December 21 2015 It seems every week brings more news highlighting the surprising importance the gut has on our health. A couple of years ago … Continue reading

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Abnormal killer T cells found in CFS/ME and MS

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

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Support for the microgenderome in ME/CFS

Research abstract: The ‘microgenderome’ provides a paradigm shift that highlights the role of sex differences in the host-microbiota interaction relevant for autoimmune and neuro-immune conditions. Analysis of cross-sectional self-report and faecal microbial data from 274 patients with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue … Continue reading

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Dr Sarah Myhill interview: energy and mitochondrial function

Niki Gratrix interviews Dr Sarah Myhill, published on 6 Oct 2015 Covered in this interview from the Abundant Energy Summit: rebooting Mitochondrial Function and nutrient status for optimum energy.  Lasts 40 minutes with powerpoint slides.

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