Category Archives: News
Research: Understanding the molecular changes of PEM in ME/CFS
Understanding the molecular changes of Post Exertional Malaise in ME/CFS, by Jemma Elley (Thesis, Bachelor of Biomedical Sciences with Honours). University of Otago, 2021 Research abstract: Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) is a debilitating and often life-long condition affecting … Continue reading
Research review: Immunoglobulin therapy for ME/CFS
Back to the Future? Immunoglobulin therapy for Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, by Helen Brownlie and Nigel Speight in Healthcare 2021, 9(11), 1546; [doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9111546] 12 Nov 2021 (This article belongs to the Special Issue ME/CFS – the Severely and Very Severely Affected) … Continue reading
Research: The characterization of IL-2 stimulation & treatment of TRPM3… in ME/CFS
Characterization of IL-2 stimulation and TRPM7 pharmacomodulation in NK Cell cytotoxicity and channel Co-Localization with PIP2 in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/ Chronic Fatigue Syndrome patients, by Stanley Du Preez , Natalie Eaton-Fitch, Helene Cabanas, Donald Staines and Sonya Marshall-Gradisnik in Int. J. … Continue reading
mapMECFS: new opportunities for discovery for ME/CFS researchers
mapMECFS – an interactive data portal … providing access to research results across many biological disciplines from studies that are focused on advancing our understanding of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis / Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS). The mapMECFS website serves as the … Continue reading
World ME Alliance writes to WHO re long COVID definition
Will the World Health Organization’s long COVID definition help or hinder? WAMES has joined other members of the World ME Alliance in writing to the World Health Organization (WHO) concerning their recently published definition of “post COVID-19 condition”, commonly … Continue reading
Diagnostic test research: Saliva fatigue biomarker for severe ME/CFS
Saliva fatigue biomarker index as a marker for severe myalgic encephalomyelitis/ chronic fatigue syndrome in a community based sample, by Leonard A Jason, John Kalns, Alicia Richarte, Ben Z Katz, Chelsea Torres in Fatigue: Biomedicine, Health & Behavior, October 27, 2021 … Continue reading
Implement NICE ME/CFS guideline for safe, empathetic & equitable healthcare
WAMES asks NHS Wales: Don’t delay! Implement NICE ME/CFS guideline for safe, empathetic & equitable healthcare Poor healthcare for many with ME/CFS in Wales A new WAMES report into the implementation in Wales of the 2007 NICE guideline illustrates how: … Continue reading
NICE ME/CFS guideline – doctors’ leaders reject ‘evidence based’ change
NICE 2021 ME/CFS guideline – Doctors’ leaders reject ‘evidence based’ change, but many believe the guideline can be transformative On the whole patients are relieved that the revised NICE guideline for ME/CFS has at last been published and are … Continue reading
Research review: CFS & cardiovascular disease
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and cardiovascular disease: JACC state-of-the-art review, by Benjamin H Nateleson, Danielle L Brunjes, Donna Mancini in Journal of the American College of Cardiology Vol 78, #10, pp 1056–1067, Sep 7, 2021 Review highlights ME/CFS, a clinical entity … Continue reading
