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Information processing problems in CFS
Research abstract Information processing difficulties are common in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). It has been shown that the time it takes to process a complex cognitive task, rather than error rate, may be the critical variable underlying CFS … Continue reading
No evidence that cervical cancer vaccine causes CFS
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has found no evidence that Cervarix – an HPV vaccine which protects against cervical cancer- causes chronic fatigue syndrome, also known as ME. The MHRA’s scientists conducted their study after reports that … Continue reading
Brain fog in POTS
Research abstract PURPOSE: Adolescents with postural tachycardia syndrome (POTS) often experience ill-defined cognitive impairment referred to by patients as ‘‘brain fog.’’ The objective of this study was to evaluate the symptom of brain fog as a means of gaining further … Continue reading
Post-exertion malaise in CFS: symptoms & gene expression
Research abstract BACKGROUND A primary complaint of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) patients is post-exertion malaise, which is a worsening of symptoms following activities such as exercise. PURPOSE To examine the link between gene expression for metabolite, adrenergic, immune, and glucocorticoid … Continue reading
Acupuncture is moderately helpful in CFS
Research abstract CONTEXT: Given that the etiology of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is believed to be multidimensional, interventions generally have been nonspecific and typically produce only mild to moderate effects. In medical practice, treatment for CFS remains largely symptomatic. Preliminary … Continue reading
How to improve therapeutic relationships in ME/CFS
Abstract Background: Clinical practice and the medical literature abound with reports of mutual dissatisfaction between individuals with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) and health care practitioners. Purpose: In this paper we: 1) formulate and describe the common therapeutic challenges in … Continue reading
MS and ME similarities
Review abstract Background ‘Encephalomyelitis disseminata’ (multiple sclerosis) and myalgic encephalomyelitis/ chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) are both classified as diseases of the central nervous system by the World Health Organization. This review aims to compare the phenomenological and neuroimmune characteristics of … Continue reading
Probiotic can reduce pro-inflammatory cytokines in ME/CFS
Research abstract Certain therapeutic microbes, including Bifidobacteria infantis (B. infantis) 35624 exert beneficial immunoregulatory effects by mimicking commensal-immune interactions; however, the value of these effects in patients with non-gastrointestinal inflammatory conditions remains unclear. Method: In this study, we assessed the … Continue reading
A dozen different diseases? Prof Stephen Holgate calls for radical change in ME/CFS research
ME/CFS probably isn’t one disease, or even a few different ones – but could be as many as fifteen. So said Professor Stephen Holgate, Chair of the UK Research Collaborative (CMRC), when he addressed the Forward ME Group in the … Continue reading
