Category Archives: News

Potential biomarker and treatment for imune dysfunction   A potential biomarker has been identified by US researchers that indicates immune system dysfunction among people living with long COVID and ME/CFS. This involves dysfunctional CD8 T-cells. Immune deficiency and health was … Continue reading →

Dragon’s Den accused of  being a scandal and a disgrace   A Dragon’s Den programme on BBC TV on 17 January 2023 featured a business selling acupuncture ear seeds that Giselle Boxer said helped her on her journey of recovery … Continue reading →

Graded exercise therapy should not be recommended for patients with post-exertional malaise   Major researchers from the US and Europe – including Todd Davenport, Carmen Scheibenbogen and David Putrino – have replied to Fedorowski et al’s Review, which supports the … Continue reading →

Why do some people still think ME/CFS is psychological in nature?   A recent article by a team of researchers in Germany and the USA – including Manuel Thoma, Leonard Jason and Carmen Scheibenbogen – provides a clear summary of … Continue reading →

ME/CFS service development  Health services for ME in Wales continue to be developed more slowly than everyone would like. A major reason for the hold-up is the length of time it takes to advertise and recruit new staff. WAMES continues … Continue reading →

Are you good with figures?   WAMES is looking for a Treasurer The Treasurer’s role is critical to the work of WAMES and will be a key member of the Finance & Fundraising Team. It is an exciting time for … Continue reading →

#newWAMESwebsite – we have the money!   Almost a year after launching our fundraising challenge for a new website we have reached our goal! Many people have helped along the way to reach a total of £650 and Rob’s #500MilesforME … Continue reading →

Exploring the neurocognitive consequences of PEM in ME   Canadian researcher Dr Alain Moreau talks about his team’s research funded by OMF, into Post Exertional Malaise in ME/CFS: “Our team developed a standardized test lasting 90 minutes to induce PEM … Continue reading →

Changes to physiological pathways similar in ME/CFS and Long COVID   A small study in New Zealand of the immune cell proteome in Long COVID, ME/CFS and healthy people uncovered “overlapping protein clusters and enriched molecular pathways particularly in immune … Continue reading →

Compelled loneliness and necessitated social isolation: “It’s like being on the other side of a mirror, just looking in” Natalie Wotherspoon interviewed 42 people with ME and found that loneliness can be an integral part of living with ME. She … Continue reading →