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A systematic review of cytokines in CFS/ME/SEID
A systematic review of cytokines in chronic fatigue syndrome /myalgic encephalomyelitis/ systemic exertion intolerance disease (CFS/ME/SEID) by Matthew Corbitt, Natalie Eaton-Fitch, Donald Staines, Hélène Cabanas & Sonya Marshall-Gradisnik in BMC Neurology volume 19, Article number: 207 (2019) [Published: 24 August … Continue reading
Dr Nina Muirhead – video Q&A
Interviews with Dr Nina Muirhead ME Suppport in Glamorgan (MESIG) has posted videos with Dr Nina Muirhead, who is a dermatologist and person with ME. Video 1: She answers the following questions: What are your experiences as a ME sufferer? … Continue reading
Predictors of new onsets of IBS, CFS & FM: the lifelines study
Predictors of new onsets of Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia: The Lifelines study, by Rei Monden, Judith G Rosmalen, Klaas Wardenaar, Francis Creed, Manuscript Number: THELANCET-D-19-04796 (July 26, 2019). at SSRN: Research abstract: Background: It is unclear … Continue reading
Antibodies to Human Herpesviruses in ME/CFS patients
Antibodies to Human Herpesviruses in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome patients, by Jonas Blomberg, Muhammad Rizwan, Agnes Böhlin-Wiener, Amal Elfaitouri, Per Julin, Olof Zachrisson, Anders Rosén and Carl-Gerhard Gottfries in Front. Immunol., 14 August 2019, [https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2019.01946] Research abstract: Myalgic encephalomyelitis, … Continue reading
HERV-K & HERV-W transcriptional activity in ME/CFS
HERV-K and HERV-W transcriptional activity in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, by Lucas S Rodrigues, Luiz H da Silva Nali, Cibele O D Leal, Ester C Sabino, Eliana M Lacerda, Caroline C Kingdon, Luis Nacul, Camila M Romano in BioRxiv, July … Continue reading
Depressive symptoms at age 9-13 & chronic disabling fatigue at aged 16
Depressive symptoms at age 9-13 and chronic disabling fatigue at age 16: a longitudinal study, by Simon M Collin, Tom Norris, Carol Joinson, Maria E Loades, Glyn Lewis, Stephen A Stansfeld, Esther Crawley in Journal of Adolescence Vol 75, pp … Continue reading
Fatigue, Sleep, and Autoimmune and Related Disorders
Fatigue, sleep, and autoimmune and related Disorders, by Mark R Zielinski, David M Systrom and Noel R Rose in Front. Immunol., 06 August 2019 [doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2019.01827] Review article abstract: Profound and debilitating fatigue is the most common complaint reported among … Continue reading
Assessing cellular energy dysfunction in CFS/ME using a commercially available laboratory test
Assessing cellular energy dysfunction in CFS/ME using a commercially available laboratory test, by Cara Tomas, Tiffany A Lodge, Michelle Potter, Joanna L Elson, Julia L Newton, Karl J Morten, in Sci Rep. 2019 Aug 7;9(1):11464. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-47966-z. Research abstract: The … Continue reading