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Solving the ME/CFS criteria & name conundrum: the aftermath of IOM
Solving the ME/CFS criteria and name conundrum: The aftermath of IOM, by Leonard A Jason, Madeline Johnson in Fatigue: Biomedicine, Health & Behavior, 28 Apr 2020 Article abstract: In 2015, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) proposed a new name … Continue reading
Patient experiences & the psychosocial benefits of group aquatic exercise to reduce symptoms of ME/CFS: a pilot study
Patient experiences and the psychosocial benefits of group aquatic exercise to reduce symptoms of ME/CFS: a pilot study, by Suzanne Broadbent, Sonja Coetzee Rosalind Beavers & Louise Horstmanshof in Fatigue: Biomedicine, Health & Behavior, [DOI: 10.1080/21641846.2020.1751455] Published online: 11 Apr 2020 … Continue reading
Human Herpesvirus-6 reactivation, mitochondrial fragmentation, & the coordination of antiviral & metabolic phenotypes in ME/CFS
Human Herpesvirus-6 reactivation, mitochondrial fragmentation, and the coordination of antiviral and metabolic phenotypes in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/ Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, by Philipp Schreiner, Thomas Harrer, Carmen Scheibenbogen, Stephanie Lamer, Andreas Schlosser, Robert K Naviaux and Bhupesh K Prusty in ImmunoHorizons April … Continue reading
Self-isolating with ME – Tell your story for ME Awareness week
Self-isolating with ME Tell your story for ME Awareness week We’re hearing a lot about the joys and trials of being restricted to home when healthy or ‘at risk’. Many people with ME are however practised at ‘staying home’ … Continue reading
Potential role of microbiome in CFS/ME
Potential role of microbiome in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME), by Guiseppe Lupo. PhD thesis, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, XXXII ciclo, a.a. 2018/19, Piacenza, 8 April 2020 Research abstract: The Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME), is a severe multisystemic … Continue reading
Unravelling ME/CFS: Gender‐specific changes in the microRNA expression profiling in ME/CFS
Unravelling ME/CFS: Gender‐specific changes in the microRNA expression profiling in ME/CFS by Amanpreet K Cheema, Leonor Sarria, Mina Bekheit, Fanny Collado, Eloy Almenar‐Pérez, Eva Martín‐Martínez, Jose Alegre, Jesus Castro‐Marrero, Mary A Fletcher, Nancy G Klimas, Elisa Oltra, Lubov Nathanson in … Continue reading
Autoimmunity-related risk variants in PTPN22 & CTLA4 are associated with ME/CFS with infectious onset
Autoimmunity-related risk variants in PTPN22 and CTLA4 are associated with ME/CFS with infectious onset, by Sophie Steiner, Sonya C Becker, Jelka Hartwig, Franziska Sotzny, Sebastian Lorenz, Sandra Bauer, Madlen Löbel, Anna B Stittrich, Patricia Grabowski and Carmen Scheibenbogen in Front. Immunol., … Continue reading
Processing of Laser-Evoked Potentials in patients with Chronic Whiplash-Associated Disorders, CFS & healthy controls: a case–control study
Processing of Laser-Evoked Potentials in patients with Chronic Whiplash-Associated Disorders, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, and healthy controls: a case–control study, by Lisa Goudman, PhD, Liesbeth Daenen, PhD, Andre Mouraux, PhD, Jo Nijs, PhD, Patrick Cras, PhD, Nathalie Roussel, PhD, Maarten Moens, … Continue reading