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Orthostatic intolerance in CFS

Posted on 06/17/2019 by wames

Orthostatic intolerance in chronic fatigue syndrome, by Richard Garner and James N Baraniuk in Journal of Translational Medicine 2019 17:185 [Published: 3 June 2019] https://doi.org/10.1186/s12967-019-1935-y   Research abstract: Background: Orthostatic intolerance (OI) is a significant problem for those with chronic … Continue reading →

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Clinical symptoms & markers of disease mechanisms in adolescent chronic fatigue following Epstein-Barr virus infection

Posted on 06/14/2019 by wames

Clinical symptoms and markers of disease mechanisms in adolescent chronic fatigue following Epstein-Barr virus infection: an exploratory cross-sectional study, by Miriam Skjerven Kristiansen, Julie Stabursvik, Elise Catriona O’Leary, Maria Pedersen, Tarjei Tørre Asprusten, Truls Leegaard, Liv Toril Osnes, Trygve Tjade, … Continue reading →

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Abnormal blood lactate accumulation during repeated exercise testing in ME/CFS

Posted on 06/13/2019 by wames

Abnormal blood lactate accumulation during repeated exercise testing in myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome, by Katarina Lien, Bjørn Johansen, Marit B Veierød, Annicke S Haslestad, Siv K Bøhn, Morten N Melsom, Kristin R Kardel, Per O Iversen in Physiological reports vol … Continue reading →

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PEM: It’s time to retire the term

Posted on 06/12/2019 by wames

PEM: It’s time to retire the term, by Pete Hanauer in The Solve ME/CFS Chronicle, Spring 2018   FOR MANY YEARS, people who suffered the pain and disruption to their lives caused by ME/CFS also suffered the indignity of being … Continue reading →

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Patient perspectives on self-management technologies for CFS

Posted on 06/11/2019 by wames

Patient perspectives on self-management technologies for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, by Tabby Davies, Simon Jones, Ryan Kelly in CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems Proceedings (CHI 2019), May 4–9, 2019, Glasgow, Scotland UK, 13 pages. https://doi.org/10.1145/3290605. 3300452   Research abstract: … Continue reading →

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Healthcare services for people with ME & CFS in Wales – your views needed

Posted on 06/10/2019 by wames

Healthcare services for people with ME & CFS in Wales a clinical research study by a third-year medical student at Cardiff University Aim of the project:   The aim of this project is to better understand healthcare services for people … Continue reading →

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ME treatment in Wales investigated on Y byd ar bedwar (S4C)

Posted on 06/05/2019 by wames

Y byd ar bedwar – 4th June 2019   S4C’s excellent documentary programme Y Byd ar Bedwar talks to Jonathan Vaughan, carer of his fiancé 28 year old Natalie Price who is severely ill with ME.  The lack of care … Continue reading →

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A possible role for mitochondrial-derived peptides humanin & MOTS-c in patients with Q fever & CFS

Posted on 06/04/2019 by wames

A possible role for mitochondrial-derived peptides humanin and MOTS-c in patients with Q fever fatigue syndrome and chronic fatigue syndrome, by Ruud PH Raijmakers, Anne F M Jansen, Stephan P Keijmel, Rob ter Horst, Megan E Roerink, Boris Novakovic, Leo AB Joosten, … Continue reading →

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Autonomic function in ME & CFS: comparing self-report & objective measures

Posted on 06/03/2019 by wames

Autonomic dysfunction in myalgic encephalomyelitis and chronic fatigue syndrome: comparing self-report and objective measures, by Jane Kemp, Madison Sunnquist, Leonard A Jason, Julia L Newton in Clin Auton Res [Preprint 21 May 2019]   Letter extracts: Myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) and … Continue reading →

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Genetic predisposition for immune system, hormone, & metabolic dysfunction in ME/CFS

Posted on 05/31/2019 by wames

Genetic predisposition for immune system, hormone, and metabolic dysfunction in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: a pilot study, by Melanie Perez,  Rajeev Jaundoo,  Kelly Hilton,  Ana Del Alamo,  Kristina Gemayel,  Nancy G. Klimas,  Travis J A Craddock and  Lubov Nathanson in … Continue reading →

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