Category Archives: News

Beyond bones: the relevance of variants of connective tissue (hypermobility) to FM, ME/CFS & controversies surrounding diagnostic classification

Posted on 01/29/2021 by wames

Beyond bones: The relevance of variants of connective tissue (hypermobility) to fibromyalgia, ME/CFS and controversies surrounding diagnostic classification: an observational study, by Jessica A Eccles, Beth Thompson, Kristy Themelis, Marisa L Amato, Robyn Stocks, Amy Pound, Anna-Marie Jones, Zdenka Cipinova, … Continue reading →

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Why we need a study like DecodeME

Posted on 01/27/2021 by wames

Why we need a study like DecodeME – scientific paper published, by the ME/CFS Biomedical Partnership, 26 Jan 2021 Today, we know almost nothing for sure about what causes ME/CFS. We do know that the illness can be triggered by … Continue reading →

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Risks for developing ME/CFS in college students following infectious mononucleosis

Posted on 01/27/2021 by wames

Risks for developing ME/CFS in college students following infectious mononucleosis: a prospective cohort study, Leonard A Jason, PhD, Joseph Cotler, PhD, Mohammed F Islam, PhD, Madison Sunnquist, PhD, Ben Z Katz, MD in Clinical Infectious Diseases, [doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciaa1886] 25 Dec 2020   … Continue reading →

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Large Long COVID study & major media articles underscore link to ME/CFS

Posted on 01/26/2021 by wames

Large Long COVID study and major media articles underscore link to ME/CFS – plus countdown for the NIH, by Cort Johnson in Health Rising, 22 Jan 2021   Article excerpt: ME/CFS scores as a large study cements the link between … Continue reading →

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Homebound versus bedridden status among those with ME/CFS

Posted on 01/26/2021 by wames

Homebound versus bedridden status among those with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/ Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, by  Karl Conroy, Shaun Bhatia, Mohammed Islam and Leonard A Jason in Healthcare 2021, 9(2), 106 [doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9020106] (This article belongs to the Special Issue ME/CFS – the Severely and … Continue reading →

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Multi-omics examination of Q fever fatigue syndrome identifies similarities with CFS

Posted on 01/25/2021 by wames

Multi-omics examination of Q fever fatigue syndrome identifies similarities with chronic fatigue syndrome, by Ruud PH Raijmakers, Megan E Roerink, Anne FM Jansen, Stephan P Keijmel, Ranko Gacesa, Yang Li, Leo AB Joosten, Jos WM van der Meer, Mihai G … Continue reading →

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The evidence base for physiotherapy in ME/CFS

Posted on 01/22/2021 by wames

The evidence base for physiotherapy in myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome when considering post-exertional malaise: a systematic review and narrative synthesis, by Marjon E A Wormgoor & Sanne C Rodenburg in Journal of Translational Medicine vol 19, Article no: 1 (2021) … Continue reading →

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Viruses belonging to anelloviridae or circoviridae as a possible cause of chronic fatigue

Posted on 01/20/2021 by wames

Viruses belonging to Anelloviridae or Circoviridae as a possible cause of chronic fatigue, by Bjørn Grinde in Journal of Translational Medicine vol 18, no. 485 (2020)   Article abstract: Chronic fatigue often starts with an acute viral infection—as witnessed in … Continue reading →

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Demystifying ME/CFS: talk by Dr Shepherd, Dr Muirhead & Caroline Kingdon RN

Posted on 01/18/2021 by wames

UK Cambridge University GP Society: Demystifying ME/CFS   On 14 January an online event about ME/CFS was held by the CUGPS for healthcare professionals, students and patients. Speakers: Dr Charles Shepherd (starts 3 mins) – Dispelling common misconceptions about ME/CFS … Continue reading →

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WAMES needs a volunteer Virtual Office Manager

Posted on 01/17/2021 by wames

WAMES volunteer Virtual Office Manager vacancy   This role offers the opportunity to support the work of WAMES and make a difference for people with ME in Wales. We provide support and information to people with ME, carers and families … Continue reading →

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