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Research review: ME/CFS: a neurological entity?
Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: A neurological entity?, by Inigo Murga Gandasegui, Larraitz Aranburu Laka, Pascual-Angel Gargiulo, Juan-Carlos Gomez-Esteban, Jose-Vicente Lafuente Sanchez in Medicina Vol 57, #10, p 1030, Sep 27, 2021 [doi.org/10.3390/medicina57101030] Review abstract: Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) … Continue reading
IAfME expands & relaunches as World ME Alliance
International Alliance for ME becomes the World ME Alliance As a founding member of IAfME, WAMES is excited to be part of the development and launch of the World ME Alliance. The Alliance is the only organisation in the world … Continue reading
Research: A comprehensive examination of severely ill ME/CFS patients
A comprehensive examination of severely ill ME/CFS patients, by Chia-Jung Chang, Li-Yuan Hung, Andreas M. Kogelnik, David Kaufman, Raeka S Aiyar, Angela M Chu, Julie Wilhelmy, Peng Li, Linda Tannenbaum, Wenzhong Xiao, Ronald W Davis in Healthcare Vol 9, #10, p … Continue reading
Hypothesis: Radiation exposure & mitochondrial insufficiency in CIFDS
Radiation exposure and mitochondrial insufficiency in chronic fatigue and immune dysfunction syndrome by Andrej Rusin, Megan Li, Alan Cocchetto, Colin Seymour, Carmel Mothersill, in Medical Hypotheses, Vol 154, Sep 2021, 110647 [doi.org/10.1016/j.mehy.2021.110647] Research abstract: Chronic fatigue and Immune Dysfunction … Continue reading
Research: ME/CFS is not influenced by the presence or absence of joint hypermobility
The presentation of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome is not influenced by the presence or absence of joint hypermobility, by Sarah K Vogel, Isabelle R Primavera, Colleen L Marden, Marissa AK Flaherty, Richard L Violand, Peter C Rowe in the Journal of … Continue reading
The ‘medically unexplained symptoms’ (MUS) concept, CBT & CFS
The ‘medically unexplained symptoms’ syndrome concept and the cognitive-behavioural treatment model, by Michael J Scott , Joan S Crawford , Keith J Geraghty , David F Marks in Journal of Health Psychology Sep 2021 [doi:10.1177/13591053211038042] Article abstract: The American … Continue reading
Diagnostic test research: C1q as a potential diagnostic tool for ME/CFS subtyping
Complement Component C1q as a Potential Diagnostic Tool for ME/CFS Subtyping, by Jesús Castro-Marrero, Mario Zacares, Eloy Almenar-Pérez, José Alegre-Martín and Elisa Oltra in J. Clin. Med. 2021, 10(18), 4171; [doi.org/10.3390/jcm10184171] 15 September 2021 Research abstract: Background: Routine blood … Continue reading
Hypothesis: Broken connections: the evidence for neuroglial failure in ME/CFS
Broken Connections: The evidence for neuroglial failure in ME/CFS, by Herbert Renz-Polster, MD, Dorothee Bienzle, PhD 31 Aug 2021 [doi:10.31219/osf.io/ef3n4] Review abstract: In spite of decades of research, the pathobiology of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/ Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) is still … Continue reading
Research review: The enterovirus theory of disease etiology in ME/CFS
The enterovirus theory of disease etiology in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/ Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: a critical review, by Adam J O’Neal and Maureen R Hanson in Front. Med., 18 June 2021 [doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2021.688486] Research review abstract: Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) is … Continue reading
