Category Archives: News

New free Pacing app for ME/CFS from Australia

Posted on 08/13/2021 by wames

ME/CFS Pacing App from Emerge Australia   Emerge Australia would like to introduce to you the ME/CFS Pacing App created by our generous contributor, Mathew Blake. The app is designed to help people with mild to moderate ME/CFS better manage … Continue reading →

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Research review: HHV-6 infection & risk of CFS

Posted on 08/12/2021 by wames

Human Herpesvirus 6 infection and risk of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, by Mozhgani S-H, Rajabi F, Qurbani , M, Erfani Y, Yaslianifard S, Moosavi A, Pourrostami K, Baradaran Bagheri A, Soleimani A, Behzadian F, Safavi M, … Continue reading →

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Make severe ME visible – Severe ME day, Sun 8 Aug 2021

Posted on 08/08/2021 by wames

Making severe ME visible   An estimated 25% of people with ME are so ill they rarely leave their homes or beds. They feel invisible and ignored. On Severe ME day each year, 8th August, we make a special effort … Continue reading →

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Introducing WAMES volunteer with severe ME: Michelle

Posted on 08/08/2021 by wames

Introducing WAMES trustee & social media volunteer: Michelle Penny   Hello, my name is Michelle. I was diagnosed with ME at the age of 10, although it is thought I may have had the condition for about 2 years before … Continue reading →

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Research: CFS: an emerging sequela in COVID-19 survivors? (Italy)

Posted on 08/05/2021 by wames

Chronic fatigue syndrome: An emerging sequela in COVID-19 survivors?, by Elisa Mantovani, Sara Mariotto, Daniele Gabbiani, Gianluigi Dorelli, Silvia Bozzetti, Angela Federico, Serena Zanzoni, Domenico Girelli, Ernesto Crisafulli, Sergio Ferrari, Stefano Tamburin in Journal of NeuroVirology August 2, 2021   Research … Continue reading →

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Viewpoint: Weir & Speight – ME/CFS: Past, present & future

Posted on 08/04/2021 by wames

ME/CFS: Past, present and future, by William Weir and Nigel Speight in  Healthcare 2021, 9(8), 984 [doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9080984]   Article abstract: This review raises a number of compelling issues related to the condition of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS). Some historical … Continue reading →

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Hypothesis: A paradigm for CFS… cranial venous outflow obstruction

Posted on 08/03/2021 by wames

A paradigm for chronic fatigue syndrome: caught between idiopathic intracranial hypertension and spontaneous intracranial hypotension; caused by cranial venous outflow obstruction, by J Nicholas P Higgins, John D Pickard in Fatigue: Biomedicine, Health & Behavior, 26 Jul 2021 [doi.org/10.1080/21641846.2021.1956223]   … Continue reading →

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Research: Effect of dietary Coenzyme Q10 plus NADH supplementation on fatigue perception & health-related quality of life in ME/CFS

Posted on 08/02/2021 by wames

Effect of dietary Coenzyme Q10 plus NADH supplementation on fatigue perception and health-related quality of life in individuals with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: a prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, by  Jesús Castro-Marrero, Maria Jose Segundo, Marcos Lacasa, Alba Martinez-Martinez, Ramon … Continue reading →

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Research: Herpesviruses serology distinguishes different subgroups of ME/CFS patients

Posted on 07/30/2021 by wames

Herpesviruses serology distinguishes different subgroups of patients from the United Kingdom Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Biobank, by Tiago Dias Domingues, Anna D Grabowska, Ji-Sook Lee, Jose Ameijeiras-Alonso, Francisco Westermeier, Carmen Scheibenbogen, Jacqueline M Cliff, Luis Nacul, Eliana M Lacerda, Helena … Continue reading →

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Research: Evaluating routine blood tests according to clinical symptoms & diagnostic criteria in individuals with ME/CFS

Posted on 07/28/2021 by wames

Evaluating routine blood tests according to clinical symptoms and diagnostic criteria in individuals with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis /Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, by Ingrid H. Baklund, Toril Dammen, Torbjorn Age Moum, Wenche Kristiansen, Daysi Sosa Duarte, Jesus Castro-Marrero, Ingrid Bergliot Helland, Elin Bolle … Continue reading →

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