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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

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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

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Research review: Pain-related post-exertional malaise in ME/CFS & FM

Pain-related post-exertional malaise in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) and Fibromyalgia: a systematic review and three-level meta-analysis, by Ellen E Barhorst, Alex E Boruch, Dane B Cook in Pain Medicine, October 2021 [DOI:10.1093/pm/pnab308]   Review abstract: Objective: Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue … Continue reading

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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

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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

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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

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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

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NICE ME/CFS guideline – ME community expresses hope & caution

NICE ME/CFS guideline Cautious welcome from WAMES & the ME community WAMES welcomes the publication of the 2021 NICE guideline for ME/CFS and the decision by NICE to ‘follow the science’ regarding the inappropriateness of GET and CBT as treatments … Continue reading

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NICE publishes ME/CFS guideline: evidence says GET & CBT cannot cure!

NICE ME/CFS guideline outlines steps for better diagnosis and management   NICE has today published its updated guideline on the diagnosis and management of myalgic encephalomyelitis (or encephalopathy)/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS). 29 October 2021   It is estimated that there … Continue reading

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Research: Cerebral blood flow remains reduced after tilt testing in ME/CFS patients

Cerebral blood flow remains reduced after tilt testing in myalgic encephalomyelitis/ chronic fatigue syndrome patients, by C Linda MC van Campen, Peter C Rowe, Frans C Visser in Clinical Neurophysiology Practice Vol 6, 2021, Pages 245-255 [doi.org/10.1016/j.cnp.2021.09.001]   Highlights Cerebral … Continue reading

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