Category Archives: News
Energy expediture in ME/CFS
A new article has been added to Dr Sarah Myhill’s website: Energy Expenditure in ME/CFS: Immune wastage of energy and Rituximab The following have been updated: Transdermal micro-nutrients The central cause: mitochondrial failure
Eleanor is ‘hair-raising’ for WAMES on 12th May
El Jones is bravely going to shave her head on ME Awareness day, 12th May, in aid of WAMES and invites you to sponsor her. Eleanor has had ME for 4 years and lives in south Wales. Her efforts combined … Continue reading
Low brain activity in CFS
Patients with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) had significantly less activation of the basal ganglia in response to a known stimulus compared with a control group, American researchers report. Brain imaging during a simulated reward task showed reduced activation in the … Continue reading
Distinguishing between ME, CFS and CF
There is much debate on the diagnostic classification of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME), Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) and chronic fatigue (CF). Post-exertional malaise (PEM) is stressed as a key feature. A Thai study examines whether CF and CFS, with and without … Continue reading
Health Minister talks about ME
On 25th April a number of AMs asked questions about services for ME, highlighting the difficulties patients have in finding healthcare from knowledgeable professionals in Wales. The Health Minister Lesley Griffiths replied: There is a lot of misunderstanding and more … Continue reading
MRC funded research projects
Summaries of the current research projects funded by the MRC aimed at ‘Understanding the Mechanisms of CFS/ME’ have been added to the the section ‘MRC-funded research projects’ of the Medical Research Council’s CFS/ME page.
Is overall genome instability cause of ME/CFS?
Henry Heng, an American researcher has been funded by the National CFIDS Foundation adn Nancy Taylor Foundation for Chronic Diseases to discover whether overall genome instability rather than a specific molecular mechanism may cause chronic fatigue and immune dysfunction syndrome … Continue reading
South Wales Echo on Post-viral fatigue syndrome
Dr Joanna Longstaffe describes Post-viral fatigue syndrome (PVFS) and advises: the most important thing for you to do is to rest up, maintain a healthy diet and general lifestyle and try to remain as stress free as possible to give … Continue reading
Voices from the shadow – people with ME speak out
Voices from the shadows is a compassionate and moving exposé, bearing witness to the devastating consequences of psychiatric prejudice and medical ignorance about one of the most prevalent illnesses of the 21st Century. The film presents interviews with medical experts … Continue reading
