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Transient receptor potential melastatin 2 channels are overexpressed in ME/CFS patients

Posted on 12/18/2019 by wames

Transient receptor potential melastatin 2 channels are overexpressed in myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome patients, by Cassandra Balinas, Helene Cabanas, Donald Staines, Sonya Marshall-Gradisnik in Journal of Translational Medicine Vol 17, #1, p 401, December 3, 2019   Research abstract: Background: Myalgic … Continue reading →

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Paediatric CFS patients’ & parents’ perceptions of recovery

Posted on 12/17/2019 by wames

Paediatric chronic fatigue syndrome patients’ and parents’ perceptions of recovery, by Matthew Robert Harland, Roxanne Morin Parslow, Nina Anderson, Danielle Byrne, Esther Crawley in BMJ Paediatrics Open Vol 3, #1, Dec 2, 2019   Research abstract: What is known about the … Continue reading →

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A laboratory approach for characterizing chronic fatigue: what does metabolomics tell us?

Posted on 12/17/2019 by wames

A laboratory approach for characterizing chronic fatigue: What does metabolomics tell us? by Elardus Erasmus, Shayne Mason, Mari van Reenen, Francois E Steffens, B Chris Vorster, Carolus J Reinecke in Metabolomics Vol 15, p 158, November 27, 2019   Research … Continue reading →

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Elevated blood lactate in resting conditions correlate with post-exertional malaise severity in patients with ME/CFS

Posted on 12/16/2019 by wames

Elevated blood lactate in resting conditions correlate with post-exertional malaise severity in patients with Myalgic encephalomyelitis/Chronic fatigue syndrome by Alaa Ghali, Carole Lacout, Maria Ghali, Aline Gury, Anne-Berengere Beucher, Pierre Lozac’h, Christian Lavigne & Geoffrey Urbanski (France) in Nature Scientific … Continue reading →

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ME/CFS patients exhibit altered T cell metabolism & cytokine associations

Posted on 12/15/2019 by wames

Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome patients exhibit altered T cell metabolism and cytokine associations, by Alexandra H Mandarano, Jessica Maya, Ludovic Giloteaux, Daniel L Peterson, Marco Maynard, C Gunnar Gottschalk, and Maureen R Hanson in J Clin Invest. 2019. [First published … Continue reading →

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Investigating the role of tgf-b & fatigue in CFS

Posted on 12/15/2019 by wames

Investigating the role of tgf-b and fatigue in chronic fatigue syndrome, by Beth Dibnah, Emmanuella Traianos, Jessica Tarn, Dennis Lendrem, Wan Fai Ng in Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases Volume 78, Issue Suppl 2:1495 2019 [http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2019-eular.4690]   Research abstract: Background: … Continue reading →

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Intimate partner violence & the risk of developing FM & CFS

Posted on 12/12/2019 by wames

Intimate partner violence and the risk of developing Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, by Joht Singh Chandan, Tom Thomas, Karim Raza, Caroline Bradbury-Jones, Julie Taylor, Siddhartha Bandyopadhyay, Krishnarajah Nirantharakumar in Journal of Interpersonal Violence, December 6, 2019 [https://doi.org/10.1177/0886260519888515]   Research abstract: Intimate … Continue reading →

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Circulating levels of GDF15 in patients with ME/CFS

Posted on 12/12/2019 by wames

Circulating levels of GDF15 in patients with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome, by A Melvin, E Lacerda, H M Dockrell, S O’Rahilly & L Nacul in Journal of Translational Medicine vol 17, no. 409 (2019)   Research abstract: Background: Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is a … Continue reading →

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ME/CFS: investigating care practices pointed out to disparities in diagnosis & treatment across European Union

Posted on 12/11/2019 by wames

Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS): Investigating care practices pointed out to disparities in diagnosis and treatment across European Union Elin B Strand, Luis Nacul, Anne Marit Mengshoel, Ingrid B Helland, Patricia Grabowski, Angelika Krumina, Jose Alegre-Martin, Magdalena Efrim-Budisteanu, Slobodan Sekulic, … Continue reading →

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Identification of actin network proteins, talin-1 & filamin-A, in circulating extracellular vesicles as blood biomarkers for human ME/CFS

Posted on 12/09/2019 by wames

Identification of actin network proteins, talin-1 and filamin-A, in circulating extracellular vesicles as blood biomarkers for human myalgic encephalomyelitis/ chronic fatigue syndrome, by Akiko Eguchi, Sanae Fukuda, Hirohiko Kuratsune, Junzo Nojima, Yasuhito Nakatomi, Yasuyoshi Watanabe, Ariel E Feldstein, in Brain, … Continue reading →

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