Category Archives: News
Case study: ME/CFS post coronavirus disease
Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome post coronavirus disease 2019, by Yoshiki Kusama, Sadahiro Fukui, Makiko Maruyama, Katsunori Kamimura, Toshiro Maihara in Paediatrics International Vol 64, no. 1 Feb 2022 [doi.org/10.1111/ped.14976] Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), an infectious disease caused by severe acute … Continue reading
Research: Physiological assessment of orthostatic intolerance in CFS
Physiological assessment of orthostatic intolerance in chronic fatigue syndrome by Benjamin H Natelson, Jin-Mann S Lin, Michelle Blate, Sarah Khan, Yang Chen & Elizabeth R Unger in Journal of Translational Medicine vol 20, no: 95 (2022) Research abstract: Background Orthostatic … Continue reading
Doctors with ME survey health professionals- more training on ME/CFS is needed
Survey: Facilitators to better ME Care The advocacy group Doctors with ME surveyed users of Dr Muirhead’s online ME/CFS training course during 2021. Results include: 96.1% believe more formal education or training is needed for medical professionals on ME/CFS. … Continue reading
Research: Decreased NO production in endothelial cells… from ME/CFS patients
Decreased NO production in endothelial cells exposed to plasma from ME/CFS patients, by R Bertinat, RVillalobos-Labra, L Hofmann, J Blauensteiner, N Sepúlveda, F Westermeir in Vascular Pharmacology 2022, 106953 [doi.org/10.1016/j.vph.2022.106953] Highlights ME/CFS-plasma reduced the ability of ECs to produce NO. … Continue reading
Research review: Cognitive impairment in ME/CFS
Systematic review and meta-analysis of cognitive impairment in myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), by Mehdi Aoun Sebaiti, Mathieu Hainselin, Yannick Gounden, Carmen Adella Sirbu, Slobodan Sekulic, Lorenzo Lorusso, Luis Nacul & François Jérôme Authier in Scientific 12: 2157 (2022) [doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-04764-w] … Continue reading
Wales prioritises healthcare for post-viral condition Long COVID
Health Minister Eluned Morgan promises more help for people with Long COVID in Wales Health Minister Eluned Morgan announced the findings of an independent review into Long COVID healthcare in Wales on 8th February 2022 and promised continued support. … Continue reading
Lessons from ME/CFS for long COVID: Postexertional Symptom Exacerbation (aka PEM)
Lessons from Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome for long COVID: Postexertional Symptom Exacerbation is an abnormal response to exercise/activity, by Todd E Davenport, Staci R Stevens, Jared Stevens, Christopher R Snell, J Mark Van Ness in JOSPT blog, February 2, 2022 … Continue reading
Long COVID research: Use of CPET to understand dyspnea & assess for ME/CFS
Use of cardiopulmonary stress testing for patients with unexplained dyspnea Ppost–Coronavirus Disease, by Donna M Mancini, Danielle L Brunjes, Anuradha Lala, Maria Giovanna Trivieri, Johanna P Contreras, and Benjamin H Natelson in J Am Coll Cardiol HF 2021 Dec, 9 … Continue reading
Research review: The gut microbiome in ME/CFS
The gut microbiome in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME)/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), by Rahel S König, Werner C Albrich, Christian R Kahlert, Lina Samira Bahr, Ulrike Löber, Pietro Vernazza, Carmen Scheibenbogen, Sofia K Forslund in Front Immunol 2022 Jan 3;12:628741 [doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.628741] … Continue reading
Hypothesis: Circadian rhythm disruption in ME/CFS: implications for the post-acute sequelae of COVID-19
Circadian rhythm disruption in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Implications for the post-acute sequelae of COVID-19, by Michael J McCarthy in Brain, Behavior, & Immunity – Health, Vol 20, March 2022, [doi.org/10.1016/j.bbih.2022.100412] Highlights Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) is characterized … Continue reading
