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NICE draft ME/CFS guideline says NO to graded exercise therapy (GET) cure!
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
Effect of disease duration in a randomized phase III trial of rintatolimod, an immune modulator for ME/CFS
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
The negative impact of the psychiatric model of CFS on doctors’ understanding & management of the illness
The negative impact of the psychiatric model of chronic fatigue syndrome on doctors’ understanding and management of the illness, by Keith Geraghty in Biomedicine, Health & Behavior, Oct 28, 2020 [doi.org/10.1080/21641846.2020.1834295] Research abstract: Background Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) … Continue reading
Oxidative stress caused by a dysregulated Wnt/β-catenin signalling pathway in… CFS
Oxidative stress caused by a dysregulated Wnt/β-catenin signalling pathway is involved in abnormal placenta formation in pregnant mice with chronic fatigue syndrome, by Hai Zhao, Jian Zhang, Ning Qian, Shuguang Wu, Yanjun Wu and Gang Yao in Zygote, 1-8. 15 … Continue reading
Substrate utilisation of cultured skeletal muscle cells in patients with CFS
Substrate utilisation of cultured skeletal muscle cells in patients with CFS, by Cara Tomas, Joanna L Elson, Julia L Newton, Mark Walker in Scientific Reports Vol 10, no. 18232, October 26, 2020 Research abstract: Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) patients … Continue reading
CFS/ME in children aged 5 to 11 years: a qualitative study
Chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis in children aged 5 to 11 years: a qualitative study, by Amberly Brigden, Alison Shaw, Emma Anderson, Esther Crawley in Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry Oct 2020 [doi:10.1177/1359104520964528] Research abstract: Treatments for paediatric chronic fatigue … Continue reading
The lonely, isolating & alienating implications of ME/CFS
The lonely, isolating, and alienating implications of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/ Chronic Fatigue Syndrome by Samir Boulazreg and Ami Rokach in Healthcare 2020, 8(4), 413; [doi.org/10.3390/healthcare8040413] Review abstract: This article provides a narrative review on myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) through … Continue reading
The case of CFS-ME
The case of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome-Myalgic Encephalomyelitis, by Leonard A Jason, Joseph Cotler, Shaun Bhatia, Madison Sunnquist, Chapter 17: Chronic Illness, pp 228-241 in Handbook of Research Methods in Health Psychology Nov 2020 Prof Leonard Jason’s team have contributed a chapter … Continue reading
PayPal Giving Fund – an easy way to donate to WAMES
PayPal Giving Fund WAMES has signed up to PayPal Giving Fund. Anyone can now donate to WAMES when shopping on eBay or paying by PayPal. Buyers and sellers can support us by adding a donation during checkout or donating … Continue reading
