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Living with CFS during lockdown and a global pandemic

Posted on 10/02/2020 by wames

Living with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome during lockdown and a global pandemic, by G Brewer, K Stratton in Fatigue: Biomedicine, Health & Behavior, 1 Oct 2020 [doi.org/10.1080/21641846.2020.1827503]   Research abstract: Objective Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, a condition characterised by extreme fatigue that … Continue reading →

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CFS in children population: current knowledge summary

Posted on 10/01/2020 by wames

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome in children population – current knowledge summary, by Monika Prylinska, Natalia Skierkowska, Weronika Topka, Małgorzata Kwiatkowska in Journal of Education, Health and Sport Vol 10, #9, 635-643, Sep 2020   Review abstract: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelits (CFS/ME) … Continue reading →

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How common are depression & anxiety in adolescents with CFS?

Posted on 09/30/2020 by wames

How common are depression and anxiety in adolescents with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and how should we screen for these mental health co-morbidities? A clinical cohort study, by Maria E Loades, Rebecca Read, Lucie Smith, Nina T Higson-Sweeney, Amanda Laffan, … Continue reading →

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Using plasma autoantibodies of Central Nervous System proteins to distinguish veterans with Gulf War Illness from healthy & symptomatic controls

Posted on 09/24/2020 by wames

Using plasma autoantibodies of Central Nervous System proteins to distinguish veterans with Gulf War Illness from healthy and symptomatic controls, by Mohamed B Abou-Donia, Elizabeth S Lapadula, Maxine H Krengel, Emily Quinn, Jessica LeClair, Joseph Massaro, Lisa A Conboy, Efi Kokkotou, … Continue reading →

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Characterization of post–exertional malaise in patients with ME/CFS

Posted on 09/20/2020 by wames

Characterization of post–exertional malaise in patients with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/ Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, by Barbara Stussman, Ashley Williams, Joseph Snow, Angelique Gavin, Remle Scott, Avindra Nath and Brian Walitt in Front. Neurol., 18 September 2020 [doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2020.01025]   Research abstract: Background: Myalgic … Continue reading →

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An analysis of 2‐day cardiopulmonary exercise testing to assess unexplained fatigue

Posted on 09/18/2020 by wames

An analysis of 2‐day cardiopulmonary exercise testing to assess unexplained fatigue, by Jacob B Lindheimer, Thomas Alexander, Wei Qian, Jacquelyn C Klein‐Adams, Gudrun Lange, Benjamin H Natelson, Dane B Cook, Helene Z Hill, Michael J Falvo in Physiological Reports, Vol 8, … Continue reading →

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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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