Category Archives: News
Re-analysis of genetic risks for CFS from 23andMe data finds few remain
Re-analysis of genetic risks for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome from 23andMe data finds few remain, by Felice L Bedford, Bastian Greshake Tzovaras in medRxiv 2020.10.27.20220939 [doi.org/10.1101/2020.10.27.20220939] Data from 23andMe had been compared with a control database that was found to contain … Continue reading
How peptic ulcer disease could potentially lead to the lifelong, debilitating effects of CFS
How peptic ulcer disease could potentially lead to the lifelong, debilitating effects of chronic fatigue syndrome: an insight, by Chien-Feng Kuo, Leiyu Shi, Cheng-Li Lin, Wei-Cheng Yao, Hsiang-Ting Chen, Chon-Fu Lio, Yu-Ting Tina Wang, Ching-Huang Su, Nai-Wei Hsu & Shin-Yi Tsai … Continue reading
Introducing WAMES volunteers: Sharon Williams
The second in a series introducing WAMES volunteers: the Volunteer Coordinator Hi! My name is Sharon Williams. I have been involved with WAMES for many years, initially helping to raise awareness and fundraising, but now as Volunteer Coordinator and … Continue reading
US ME/CFS clinician coalition recommendations for ME/CFS testing & treatment
US ME/CFS Clinician Coalition Recommendations for ME/CFS Testing and Treatment, April 13, 2021 In its July 2020 handout on ME/CFS diagnosis and treatment, the US ME/CFS Clinician Coalition summarized the alternative diagnoses and comorbidities that need to be evaluated … Continue reading
Hughes & Tuller challenge study into CBT in a UK specialist CFS clinic
Response to Adamson et al. (2020): ‘Cognitive behavioural therapy for chronic fatigue and chronic fatigue syndrome: Outcomes from a specialist clinic in the UK’, by Brian M Hughes and David Tuller in Journal of Health Psychology April 10, 2021 [doi.org/10.1177/13591053211008203] … Continue reading
Life-threatening malnutrition in very severe ME/CFS
Life-threatening malnutrition in very severe ME/CFS, by Helen Baxter, Nigel Speight and William Weir in Healthcare 2021, 9(4), 459; [doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9040459] 14 April 2021 (This article belongs to the Special Issue ME/CFS – the Severely and Very Severely Affected) Case Reports … Continue reading
Introducing WAMES volunteers: Jan Russell
Introducing WAMES volunteers: Jan Russell The first in a series introducing WAMES volunteers: the Chair Back in 2000 I was one of a small band of support group reps who got together to discuss what we could do to … Continue reading
WAMES is growing to meet the challenges of 2021
WAMES is growing to meet the challenges of 2021 – AGM News Our AGM was held virtually on 27th March 2021. It was a time to take stock of the disruptions of 2020 and discuss how to tackle the … Continue reading
New study shows reduced ability to regulation of the cardiovascular system in patients with ME/CFS
Kavli Trust blog post on research into ME / CFS at Haukeland University: New study shows reduced ability to regulate the cardiovascular system in patients with ME / CFS, March 26, 2021 [Google translation of a Norwegian article] … Continue reading
