Tag Archives: biomarkers

Are circulating FGF21 & NT-proBNP promising novel biomarkers in ME/CFS

Posted on 01/05/2021 by wames

Are circulating FGF21 and NT-proBNP promising novel biomarkers in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/ Chronic Fatigue Syndrome?, by Prof Joan Carles Domingo, Dr Begoña Cordobilla, Dr Roser Ferrer, Dr Marina Giralt, Dr Jose Alegre-Martin, and Dr Jesus Castro-Marrero in Antioxidants & Redox Signaling, … Continue reading →

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Impact of long-term cryopreservation on blood immune cell markers in ME/CFS: implications for biomarker discovery

Posted on 12/11/2020 by wames

Impact of long-term cryopreservation on blood immune cell markers in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: implications for biomarker discovery, by Elisabet Gómez-Mora,  Jorge Carrillo,  Víctor Urrea,  Josepa Rigau,  José Alegre,  Cecilia Cabrera,  Elisa Oltra,  Jesús Castro-Marrero and  Julià Blanco in Front. … Continue reading →

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Changes in circulating microRNA after recumbent isometric yoga practice by patients with ME/CFS

Posted on 01/22/2020 by wames

Changes in circulating microRNA after recumbent isometric yoga practice by patients with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome: an explorative pilot study, by Shu Takakura, Takakazu Oka & Nobuyuki Sudo in BioPsychoSocial Medicine vol 13, no. 29 (Dec 2019)   Research abstract: … Continue reading →

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Prospective biomarkers from plasma metabolomics of ME/CFS implicate redox imbalance in disease symptomatology

Posted on 01/16/2019 by wames

Prospective biomarkers from plasma metabolomics of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome implicate Redox imbalance in disease symptomatology, by Arnaud Germain, David Ruppert, Susan M. Levine and Maureen R. Hanson in Metabolites 2018, 8(4), 90 [Published 6 Dec 2018]   Research abstract: Myalgic … Continue reading →

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Multidimensional comparison of cancer-related fatigue & CFS: the role of psychophysiological markers

Posted on 01/15/2019 by wames

Multidimensional comparison of cancer-related fatigue and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: the role of psychophysiological markers, by Hye Youn Park, Hong Jun Jeon, Young Rong Bang, In-Young Yoon in Psychiatry investigation [Published online: January 7, 2019] Research abstract: Objective: The present study compared cancer-related fatigue … Continue reading →

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Chronic viral infections in ME/CFS

Posted on 10/04/2018 by wames

Chronic viral infections in myalgic encephalomyelitis/ chronic fatigue syndrome  (ME/CFS), by Santa Rasa, Zaiga Nora-Krukle, Nina Henning, Eva Eliassen, Evelina Shikova, Thomas Harrer, Carmen Scheibenbogen, Modra Murovska, Bhupesh K Prusty and the European Network on ME/CFS (EUROMENE) in Journal of Translation Medicine 2018, #16 p 268, August 2, … Continue reading →

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Decreased connectivity & increased BOLD complexity in the default mode network in CFS

Posted on 11/22/2017 by wames

Research abstract: Decreased connectivity and increased BOLD complexity in the default mode network in individuals with chronic fatigue syndrome, by ZY Shan, K Finegan, S Bhuta, T Ireland, DR Staines, SM Marshall-Gradisnik, LR Barnden in Brain Connect. 2017 Nov 20 … Continue reading →

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The European ME/CFS Biomarker Landscape project

Posted on 08/09/2017 by wames

The European ME/CFS Biomarker Landscape project: an initiative of the European network EUROMENE, by Carmen Scheibenbogen, Helma Freitag, Julià Blanco, Enrica Capelli, Eliana Lacerda, Jerome Authier, Mira Meeus, Jesus Castro Marrero, Zaiga Nora-Krukle, Elisa Oltra, Elin Bolle Strand, Evelina Shikova, … Continue reading →

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Could we finally have a definitive biomarker for ME/CFS?

Posted on 06/20/2017 by wames

ME Research UK blog post, 9 June 2017: Could we finally have a definitive biomarker for ME/CFS? It’s a recurring theme, but the diagnosis of ME/CFS is severely hampered by the lack of a test that can distinguish people with … Continue reading →

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Activin B – a potential biomarker for CFS/ME?

Posted on 03/21/2017 by wames

Research abstract: Background: Investigations of activin family proteins as serum biomarkers for chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME). CFS/ME is a disease with complex, wide-ranging symptoms, featuring persistent fatigue of 6 months or longer, particularly post exertion. No definitive biomarkers are … Continue reading →

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