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Parasympathetic activity is reduced during slow-wave sleep, but not resting wakefulness, in patients with CFS
Parasympathetic activity is reduced during slow-wave sleep, but not resting wakefulness, in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome, by Scott J Fatt, Jessica E Beilharz, Michael Joubert, Chloe Wilson, Andrew R Lloyd, Uté Vollmer-Conna, Erin Cvejic in Clin Sleep Med. Vol 16, … Continue reading
Changes in circulating microRNA after recumbent isometric yoga practice by patients with ME/CFS
Changes in circulating microRNA after recumbent isometric yoga practice by patients with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome: an explorative pilot study, by Shu Takakura, Takakazu Oka & Nobuyuki Sudo in BioPsychoSocial Medicine vol 13, no. 29 (Dec 2019) Research abstract: … Continue reading
The impact of a Structured Exercise Programme upon cognitive function in CFS patients
The impact of a structured exercise programme upon cognitive function in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome patients, by Paweł Zalewski, Sławomir Kujawski, Malwina Tudorowska, Karl Morten, Małgorzata Tafil-Klawe, Jacek J. Klawe, James Strong, Fernando Estevez-Lopez, Modra Murovska, Julia L. Newton and the … Continue reading
Low-dose naltrexone as a treatment for CFS
Low-dose naltrexone as a treatment for chronic fatigue syndrome, by Monica Jane Bolton, Bryan Paul Chapman, Harm Van Marwijk, in BMJ Case Reports, Vol 13, #1, January 6, 2020 Research abstract: Naltrexone is used as an off-label treatment in … Continue reading
A cross-national comparison of ME & CFS at tertiary care settings from the US & Spain
A Cross-National Comparison of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome at Tertiary Care Settings from the US and Spain, by Shaun Bhatia, Nicole Olczyk, Leonard A. Jason, Jose Alegre, Judith Fuentes-Llanos, Jesus Castro-Marrero in American Journal of Social Sciences and … Continue reading
Reduced heart rate variability predicts fatigue severity in individuals with CFS/ME
Reduced heart rate variability predicts fatigue severity in individuals with chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis, by Rosa María Escorihuela, Lluís Capdevila, Juan Ramos Castro, María Cleofé Zaragozà, Sara Maurel, José Alegre & Jesús Castro-Marrero in Journal of Translational Medicine volume 18, Article number: 4 (2020) … Continue reading
Recovering from CFS as an intra-active process
Recovering from chronic fatigue syndrome as an intra-active process, by Karen Synne Groven, Tone Dahl-Michelsen in Health Care Women International 12: 1-12, 2019 Abstract In this article, we draw on the narrative of a woman who has recovered from chronic … Continue reading
A neuro-inflammatory model can explain the onset, symptoms and flare-ups of ME/CFS
A neuro-inflammatory model can explain the onset, symptoms and flare-ups of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome, by Angus Mackay in Journal of Primary Health Care 11(4) 300-307 2019 [https://doi.org/10.1071/HC19041] Abstract: A neuro-inflammatory model is proposed to explain the onset, symptoms … Continue reading
Paediatric patients with ME/CFS value understanding & help to move on with their lives
Paediatric patients with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome value understanding and help to move on with their lives, by Katherine Rowe in Acta Paediatrica, First published: 18 December 2019 [https://doi.org/10.1111/apa.15054] Abstract: Aim: The aim of this study was to document … Continue reading