Category Archives: News

More to experience during Lockdown- Karen & Mike’s ME story

ME Awareness Week: More to experience during Lockdown – Karen & Mike’s ME story   I live with my husband in mid-Wales and we both have ME, having met because of it 23 years ago (through the ME Singles Group) … Continue reading

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Patients at higher risk of developing ME after COVID-19 diagnosis

ME Awareness Week University of Leicester blog post: Patients at higher risk of developing ME after COVID-19 diagnosis, by Dr Nicola Clague-Baker, 6 May 2020   Patients who have had coronavirus could be at higher risk of developing Myalgic Encephalomyelitis … Continue reading

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Edwyn’s ME Lockdown

ME Awareness Week:         Edwyn’s thoughts on ME   This has ruined my life and I am disgusted that not enough money goes into research for ME.                                                                                                   Edwyn, 15 years old, Mid Wales Edwyn’s ME Lockdown view all day, every … Continue reading

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ME/CFS: A case-based Learning Module for doctors & nurses

Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: A case-based learning module, by Stephen J Gluckman, in Medscape Education Family Medicine, 23 April 2020   Target Audience and Goal Statement: This activity is intended for primary care physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners (NPs), and other healthcare … Continue reading

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Intravenous cyclophosphamide in ME/CFS. An open-label phase II study

Intravenous Cyclophosphamide in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. An Open-Label Phase II Study by Ingrid G Rekeland, Alexander Fosså, Asgeir Lande, Irini Ktoridou-Valen, Kari Sørland, Mari Holsen, Karl J Tronstad, Kristin Risa, Kine Alme, Marte K Viken, Benedicte A Lie, Olav … Continue reading

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Margaret, Countess of Mar, & ME advocate, retires

ME Research UK: The Countess of Mar – an Appreciation 1 May 2020 From 1st May 2020, when the Countess of Mar retires officially from the House of Lords after almost 45 years’ service, the ME community will be losing … Continue reading

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A systematic review of neurological impairments in ME/CFS using neuroimaging techniques

A systematic review of neurological impairments in myalgic encephalomyelitis/ chronic fatigue syndrome using neuroimaging techniques, by Rebekah Maksoud, Stanley du Preez, Natalie Eaton-Fitch, Kiran Thapaliya, Leighton Barnden, Hélène Cabanas, Donald Staines, Sonya Marshall-Gradisnik in PLoS One 2020 Apr 30;15(4) [doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0232475.   … Continue reading

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A potential antigenic mimicry between viral & human proteins linking ME/CFS with autoimmunity: the case of HPV immunization

A potential antigenic mimicry between viral and human proteins linking Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) with autoimmunity: the case of HPV immunization, by Jody Phelan, Anna D Grabowska, Nuno Sepulveda in Autoimmunity Reviews Vol 19, no. 4, April 2020,   1. Introduction … Continue reading

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Report: Energy impairment and disability inclusion: towards an advocacy movement for energy limiting chronic illness

Energy impairment and disability inclusion: towards an advocacy movement for energy limiting chronic illness, by Catherine Hale, Stef Benstead, Jenny Lyus, Evan Odell and Anna Ruddock. Centre for Welfare reform: April 2020   DRILL Blog post: Energy impairment and disability inclusion … Continue reading

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