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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
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
Pediatric-onset Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome in a single Tertiary Care Center
Pediatric-onset Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome in a single Tertiary Care Center, by Anthony Staples, Nicolas R Thompson and Manikum Moodley in J Child Neurol. Vol 35, Issue 8, 2020 [doi: 10.1177/0883073820916260] Research abstract: AIM: We characterize the pediatric postural orthostatic … Continue reading
Energy management education & occupation-related outcomes in adults with chronic diseases: a scoping review
Energy management education and occupation-related outcomes in adults with chronic diseases: a scoping review, by Janine F Farragher , Sarbjit V Jassal, Sara McEwen, Helene J Polatajko in Brit J Occ Ther, April 10, 2020 [doi.org/10.1177/0308022620904327] Article abstract: Introduction: Fatigue is … Continue reading
Underfunding of biomedical research into Myalgic Encephalomyelitis is unjustified, say MEPs
PETI European News Press Release: Underfunding of biomedical research into Myalgic Encephalomyelitis is unjustified, say MEPs 30 April 2020 An estimate of 2 million Europeans affected by the disease EU research remains fragmented and lacks coordination ME/CFS is still … Continue reading
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
