Category Archives: News
Network structure underpinning (dys)homeostasis in CFS
Network structure underpinning (dys)homeostasis in chronic fatigue syndrome; preliminary findings, by James E Clark, Wan-Fai Ng, Stephen Rushton, Stuart Watson, Julia L Newton in PLoS One Vol 14, #3, Vol 14, #3, p e0213724 [Published: March 25, 2019] Research abstract: … Continue reading
A validated scale for assessing the severity of acute infectious mononucleosis [glandular fever]
A validated scale for assessing the severity of acute infectious mononucleosis, by Ben Z Katz, Caroline Reuter, Yair Lupovitch, Kristen Gleason, Damani McClellan, Joseph Cotler, Leonard A Jason in The Journal of Pediatrics 2019 Research abstract: Objectives: To develop a … Continue reading
Diagnostic sensitivity of 2-day cardiopulmonary exercise testing in ME/CFS
Diagnostic sensitivity of 2-day cardiopulmonary exercise testing in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, by Maximillian J Nelson, Jonathan D Buckley, Rebecca L Thomson, Daniel Clark, Richard Kwiatek and Kade Davison in Journal of Translational Medicine 2019 17:80 [Published: 14 March 2019] … Continue reading
Sharpe, Goldsmith & Chalder fail to restore confidence in the PACE trial findings
Response: Sharpe, Goldsmith and Chalder fail to restore confidence in the PACE trial findings, by Carolyn E Wilshire, Tom Kindlon in BMC Psychology 2019 7:19 [Published: 26 March 2019] Abstract: In a recent paper, we argued that the conclusions of the … Continue reading
Acceptance and identity change… carers’ experiences in ME/CFS
Acceptance and identity change: An interpretative phenomenological analysis of carers’ experiences in myalgic encephalopathy/chronic fatigue syndrome, by Sarah Catchpole, Gulcan Garip, in Journal of Health Psychology, March 21, 2019 Research abstract: Myalgic encephalopathy/chronic fatigue syndrome is a debilitating condition … Continue reading
Chronotropic Intolerance: an overlooked determinant of symptoms & activity limitation in ME/CFS?
Chronotropic intolerance: an overlooked determinant of symptoms and activity limitation in myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome?, by Todd E. Davenport, Mary Lehnen, Staci R Stevens, J. Mark VanNess, Jared Stevens and Christopher R Snell in Front. Pediatr. 22 March 2019 Review … Continue reading
Associations between autonomic & orthostatic self-report and physician ratings of Orthostatic Intolerance in youth
Associations between autonomic and orthostatic self-report and physician ratings of Orthostatic Intolerance in youth, by Katlin R Schultz, Ben Z Katz, Neil R Bockian, Leonard A Jason in Clinical Therapeutics 2019 Research abstract: Purpose: There is no known biological marker or physical assessment … Continue reading
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Pharmaceutical interventions in CFS: a literature-based commentary
Pharmaceutical Interventions in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: A Literature-based Commentary, by Spencer Richman, Matthew C Morris, Gordon Broderick, Travis JA Craddock, Nancy G Klimas, Mary Ann Fletcher in Clinical Therapeutics [Available online 11 March 2019] Research abstract: Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome … Continue reading
