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Mitochondria & immunity in CFS

Posted on 09/16/2020 by wames

Mitochondria and Immunity in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, by G Anderson, Michael Maes in Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry 2020 May 26 [DOI:10.1016/j.pnpbp.2020.109976]   Review abstract: It is widely accepted that the pathophysiology and treatment of myalgic encephalomyelitis/ chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) … Continue reading →

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Postviral fatigue syndrome and creatine: a piece of the puzzle?

Posted on 09/15/2020 by wames

Postviral fatigue syndrome and creatine: a piece of the puzzle?, by Sergej M Ostojic in Nutritional Neuroscience pp. 1–2, 19 Aug 2020 [doi.org/10.1080/1028415X.2020.1809880]   Letter conclusion: Creatine supplementation may recharge creatine stores (at least in the skeletal muscles) but this … Continue reading →

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Physios for ME podcast: a case study of post viral fatigue/ long Covid/ chronic Covid 19

Posted on 09/11/2020 by wames

  Podcast: Physios for ME present a case study of Post Viral Fatigue/Long Covid/Chronic Covid 19. A conversation about key aspects of pacing, avoiding PEM and how a skilled physiotherapist can be of help. [31 mins]  

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WAMES AGM 26th Sep 2020

Posted on 09/08/2020 by wames

Annual General Meeting of WAMES   The annual business meeting of the Welsh Association of ME & CFS Support will be held virtually to review past events and plan future activities. Covid-19 has changed our landscape and our future, so … Continue reading →

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Factors affecting the characterization of Post-Exertional Malaise derived from patient input

Posted on 09/08/2020 by wames

Factors affecting the characterization of Post-Exertional Malaise derived from patient input by Carly S Holtzman, Claire Fisher, Shaun Bhatia, Leonard A Jason, in Journal of Health Disparities Research and Practice: Vol. 13 : Iss. 2 , Article 5. Research abstract: … Continue reading →

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Association between quadrivalent human papillomavirus vaccination & selected syndromes with autonomic dysfunction in Danish females

Posted on 09/06/2020 by wames

Association between quadrivalent human papillomavirus vaccination and selected syndromes with autonomic dysfunction in Danish females: population based, self-controlled, case series analysis, by Anders Hviid, Nicklas M Thorsen, Palle Valentiner-Branth, Morten Frisch, Kåre Mølbak in BMJ Vol 370, p. m2930, Sep … Continue reading →

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Using structural & functional MRI as a neuroimaging technique to investigate CFS/ME: a systematic review

Posted on 09/05/2020 by wames

Using structural and functional MRI as a neuroimaging technique to investigate chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalopathy: a systematic review, by in BMJ Open Vol 10, #8, p e031672, August 30, 2020 [doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-031672]   Strengths and limitations of this study To the best … Continue reading →

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Neuroimaging characteristics of ME/CFS: a systematic review

Posted on 09/02/2020 by wames

Neuroimaging characteristics of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS): a systematic review, by Zack Y. Shan, Leighton R Barnden, Richard A Kwiatek, Sandeep Bhuta, Daniel F Hermens, Jim Lagopoulos in Journal of Translational Medicine Vol 18, #335 Sep 1 2020   … Continue reading →

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Machine Learning detects pattern of differences in fMRI data between CFS & Gulf War Illness

Posted on 08/30/2020 by wames

Machine Learning detects pattern of differences in Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) data between Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) and Gulf War Illness (GWI), by Destie Provenzano, Stuart D Washington, Yuan J Rao, Murray Loew and James Baraniuk in Brain Sci. … Continue reading →

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Associations of physical & psychiatric conditions with CFS in Germany

Posted on 08/27/2020 by wames

Associations of physical and psychiatric conditions with chronic fatigue syndrome in Germany: an exploratory case-control study, by Louis Jacob, Josep Maria Haro and Karel Kostev in Psychological Medicine, 1-7, 2020 [doi.org/10.1017/S0033291720002470]   Research abstract: Background: Only a few studies have analyzed … Continue reading →

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