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Maximal handgrip strength can predict maximal physical performance in patients with chronic fatigue
Maximal handgrip strength can predict maximal physical performance in patients with chronic fatigue, by Yves Jammes, Chloé Stavris, Caroline Charpin, Stanislas Rebaudet, Gerard Lagrange, Frederique Retornaz in Clinical Biomechanics Vol 73, pp 162–165, March 2020 [ doi.org/10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2020.01.003] Highlights Patients with … Continue reading
Cerebral blood flow is reduced in ME/CFS during head-up tilt testing even in the absence of hypotension or tachycardia
Cerebral blood flow is reduced in ME/CFS during head-up tilt testing even in the absence of hypotension or tachycardia: a quantitative, controlled study using Doppler echography, by C (Linda) MC van Campen, Freek WA Verheugt, Peter C Rowe, Frans C … Continue reading
Systematic review & meta-analysis of the prevalence of CFS/ME
Systematic review and meta-analysis of the prevalence of chronic fatigue syndrome/ myalgic encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME) by Eun-Jin Lim, Yo-Chan Ahn, Eun-Su Jang, Si-Woo Lee, Su-Hwa Lee & Chang-Gue Son in Journal of Translational Medicine vol 18, no. 100, 24 Feb 2020 … Continue reading
Coronavirus & ME
A new Virus and ME, a blog post in Occupy ME, by Jennie Spotila, 28 Feb 2020 Extract from blog post: What Do I Do? As of today, there are no special recommendations for immune compromised people on how to … Continue reading
Cell-based blood biomarkers for ME/CFS
Cell-based blood biomarkers for Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/ Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, by Daniel Missailidis, Oana Sanislav, Claire Y Allan, Sarah J Annesley, Paul R Fisher in Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2020, 21(3), 1142; [doi.org/10.3390/ijms21031142] Research abstract: Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) … Continue reading
Associations of occupational stress, workplace violence & organizational support on chronic fatigue symptoms among nurses
Associations of occupational stress, workplace violence and organizational support on chronic fatigue symptoms among nurses, by Dr Mengyao Li, Dr Qianyi Shu, Dr Hao Huang, Dr Wen Bo, Dr Lulu Wang, Dr Hui Wu in Jan 14312 03 February 2020[https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.14312] … Continue reading
Carnitine conjugation profiling in a selected cohort of patients with CFS
Carnitine conjugation profiling in a selected cohort of patients with CFS, by L Du Plessis. MSc BioChem Dissertation 2019, North West University, South Africa. 21648859 Research abstract: Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is classified by the World Health Organisation (WHO) … Continue reading
A critical review to investigate CFS as Sleep Disorder
A critical review to investigate Chronic Fatigue Syndrome as Sleep Disorder Aman Gupta, Ramesh C Deka and Shruti Gupta in EC Neurology 12:1 (2020): 01-10 Review abstract: Introduction: Chronic fatigue syndrome is associated with marked fatigue and sleep disturbance specifically … Continue reading
Biomedical insights that inform the diagnosis of ME/CFS
Biomedical insights that inform the diagnosis of ME/CFS, by Brett A Lidbury, & Paul R Fisher, in Diagnostics 2020, 10(2), 92; [doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics10020092] (This article belongs to the Special Issue Biomedical Insights that Inform the Diagnosis of ME/CFS) Editorial announcing … Continue reading
IgG stimulated β2 adrenergic receptor activation is attenuated in patients with ME/CFS
IgG stimulated β2 adrenergic receptor activation is attenuated in patients with ME/CFS, by Jelka Hartwig, Franziska Sotzny, Sandra Bauer, Harald Heidecke, Gabriela Riemekasten, Duska Dragund, Christian Meisel, Claudia Dames, Patricia Grabowski, Carmen Scheibenbogen in Brain, Behavior, & Immunity – Health, 5 … Continue reading
