Category Archives: News
Environmental, neuro-immune & neuro-oxidative stress interactions in CFS
Environmental, neuro-immune, and neuro-oxidative stress interactions in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, by Geir Bjørklund, Maryam Dadar, Lyudmila Pivina, Monica Daniela Doşa, Yuliya Semenova & Michael Maes in Molecular Neurobiology (2020) [doi.org/10.1007/s12035-020-01939-w] Review abstract: Chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis (CFS) is a complex, … Continue reading
Orthostatic Intolerance explained – videos from Bateman Horne Center
What is orthostatic intolerance (OI)? Two videos from the Bateman Horne Center in Utah, USA set out to explain orthostatic intolerance for health professionals and it’s role in ME/CFS. There is sufficient evidence to suggest a high prevalence of … Continue reading
Genetic risk factors of ME/CFS: a critical review
Genetic risk factors of ME/CFS: a critical review, by in Human Molecular Genetics, ddaa169, 3 Aug 2020 [doi.org/10.1093/hmg/ddaa169] Review abstract: Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) is a complex multisystem illness that lacks effective therapy and a biomedical understanding of … Continue reading
It’s still ME – Kara Jane’s album launched for Severe ME Day
Kara Jane’s album launch – It’s still M.E. At last I can say it – my album, It’s Still M.E., is out now! Please, please share the news with everyone you know. My story is told today on the … Continue reading
Severe ME resources for health and social care professionals
New WAMES website page for severe ME resources A new page has been added to the professionals section of the website: Severe ME Care Resources The page highlights the need for a compassionate approach to care for a group … Continue reading
Severe ME Day – 8 August 2020
A day to remember everyone who is suffering or who has ever suffered from Severe and Very Severe Myalgic Encephalomyelitis. Severe ME Understanding & Remembrance Day : This day aims to bring public attention to the illness for the sake … Continue reading
Autonomic phenotypes in CFS are associated with illness severity: a cluster analysis
Autonomic phenotypes in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) are associated with illness severity: a cluster analysis, by Joanna Słomko, Fernando Estevez-Lopez, Sławomir Kujawski, Monika Zawadka-Kunikowska, Małgorzata Tafil-Klawa, Modra Murovska, Julia L Newton, Paweł Zalewski on behalf of the European Network on ME/CFS (EUROMENE) … Continue reading
Autoantibodies to Beta-Adrenergic & muscarinic cholinergic receptors in ME patients – a validation study in plasma & cerebrospinal fluid from two Swedish cohorts
Autoantibodies to Beta-Adrenergic and Muscarinic cholinergic receptors in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) patients – a validation study in plasma and cerebrospinal fluid from two Swedish cohorts, by Annie Bynke, Per Julin, Carl-Gerhard Gottfries, Harald Heidecke, Carmen Scheibenbogen, Jonas Bergquist in Brain, … Continue reading