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The profile of circulating microRNAs in ME & their relation to symptom severity, & disease pathophysiology

Posted on 11/25/2020 by wames

Profile of circulating microRNAs in myalgic encephalomyelitis and their relation to symptom severity, and disease pathophysiology, by Evguenia Nepotchatykh, Wesam Elremaly, Iurie Caraus, Christian Godbout, Corinne Leveau, Lynda Chalder, Catherine Beaudin, Emi Kanamaru, Renata Kosovskaia, Shawn Lauzon, Yanick Maillet, Anita Franco, … Continue reading →

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Video: Activity & energy management – Pacing

Posted on 11/25/2020 by wames

Dialogues for a neglected illness: Activity and energy management – Pacing   The Dialogues for ME/CFS project (also known as Dialogues for a neglected illness) has produced a new video explaining pacing for health professionals. “Pacing is an individualized approach … Continue reading →

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Deep phenotyping of ME/CFS in Japanese population

Posted on 11/23/2020 by wames

Deep phenotyping of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome in Japanese population, by Toshimori Kitami, Sanae Fukuda, Tamotsu Kato, Kouzi Yamaguti, Yasuhito Nakatomi, Emi Yamano, Yosky Kataoka, Kei Mizuno, Yuuri Tsuboi, Yasushi Kogo, Harukazu Suzuki, Masayoshi Itoh, Masaki Suimye Morioka, Hideya Kawaji, … Continue reading →

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Accurate & objective determination of ME/CFS disease severity with a wearable sensor

Posted on 11/20/2020 by wames

Accurate and objective determination of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome disease severity with a wearable sensor, by Turner Palombo, Andrea Campos, Suzanne D Vernon, Shad Roundy in J Transl Med. 2020 Nov 10;18(1):423 [doi: 10.1186/s12967-020-02583-7]   Research abstract: Background: Approximately 2.5 million … Continue reading →

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Raise funds for WAMES during Black Friday Week with Amazon Smile

Posted on 11/20/2020 by wames

Shopping during Black Friday Week? Use Amazon Smile Amazon Black Friday Week    20th – 30th November 2020 Fundraise for WAMES when you shop online with Amazon during Black Friday Week. Discover great deals and when you shop at smile.amazon.co.uk/ch/1144534-0 … Continue reading →

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Long Covid: overlap emerges with ME – including debate over treatment

Posted on 11/19/2020 by wames

Guardian article: Long Covid: overlap emerges with ME – including debate over treatment by Linda Geddes, Science correspondent, Thu 19 Nov 2020   This article features people with long Covid, and looks at the similarities in symptoms of ME and … Continue reading →

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The impact of a structured exercise programme upon cognitive function in CFS patients

Posted on 11/18/2020 by wames

The impact of a structured exercise programme upon Cognitive Function in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome patients, by Paweł Zalewski, Sławomir Kujawski, Malwina Tudorowska, Karl Morten, Małgorzata Tafil-Klawe, Jacek J Klawe, James Strong, Fernando Estévez-López , Modra Murovska, Julia L Newton and … Continue reading →

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NICE draft ME/CFS guideline says NO to graded exercise therapy (GET) cure!

Posted on 11/10/2020 by wames

NICE draft ME/CFS guideline now out for consultation   The draft of the revised NICE guideline has been published on November 10th 2020. It will be open for consultation until December 22nd. As a stakeholder WAMES will be responding to … Continue reading →

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Effect of disease duration in a randomized phase III trial of rintatolimod, an immune modulator for ME/CFS

Posted on 11/04/2020 by wames

Effect of disease duration in a randomized Phase III trial of rintatolimod, an immune modulator for Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, by David R Strayer, Diane Young, William M Mitchell in  PLoS ONE 15(10): e0240403, Oct 29 2020 [doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0240403]   Research … Continue reading →

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Early growth response gene upregulation in Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV)- associated ME/CFS

Posted on 11/03/2020 by wames

Early growth response gene upregulation in Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV)- associated Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS), by Jonathan Kerr in Biomolecules Vol 10, #11, p 1484,  Oct 26, 2020 [doi.org/10.3390/biom10111484]   Research abstract: Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is a chronic … Continue reading →

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