Category Archives: News
WAMES & MWWMEG pool resources
On 1st January 2013 WAMES and the Mid & West Wales ME Group (MWWMEG) merged with WAMES. We already had a good working relationship with MWWMEG but we are excited about this opportunity to pool resources, learn from MWWMEG and … Continue reading
Carer Sylvia from WAMES & Text Santa appeal
Sylvia Penny from WAMES talks about what it is like being a full-time carer in ITV’s Text Santa appeal video. She is also interviewd on the Carers UK website. Support ITV’s text Santa appeal and help raise vital funds for … Continue reading
CFS subgroup with POTS
A research group from Newcastle have studied CFS patients and determined the characteristics of a distinct clinical group of patients that also have postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS). Abstract: OBJECTIVES: A significant proportion of patients with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) … Continue reading
Inflammation in ME/CFS greater than in depression
A research trial by a multi-national team compared bio-markers in people with ME/CFS, depression and healthy people. Background: Depression is an inflammatory disorder while many authors declare myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) to be a functional disorder. The aim of … Continue reading
Oxidative stress and possible early signs of atherosclerosis in CFS
The abstract of a Serbian study: INTRODUCTION: Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is a widely recognized problem, characterized by prolonged, debilitating fatigue and a characteristic group of accompanying symptoms, that occurs four times more frequently in women than in men. The … Continue reading
Dr Myhill’s protocol improves mitochondrial function and fatigue
The third in a series of studies on mitochondrial function in ME/CFS has been published. Having established in the first two papers that mitochondrial dysfunction is a central pathophysiological lesion in ME/CFS, the aim of the third study was to … Continue reading
Reduced cardiac vagal modulation impacts on cognitive performance in CFS
Abstract of Australian research BACKGROUND: Cognitive difficulties and autonomic dysfunction have been reported separately in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). A role for heart rate variability (HRV) in cognitive flexibility has been demonstrated in healthy individuals, but this relationship … Continue reading
Paediatric ME/CFS research review
Abstract Research on pediatric Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) is reviewed in this article. Many recent articles in this area highlight the existence of key differences between the adult and pediatric forms of the illness. This review article provides an … Continue reading
CFS and FMS – the same condition?
Dr Benjamin Natelson has conducted a review of research studies comparing CFS and Fibromyalgia and is currently recruiting in the US for a number of studies into the nature of CFS and FM. Abstract Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and fibromyalgia … Continue reading
