Tag Archives: Prof Olav Mella

Research: Fitbit trackers & PROMs help monitor ME/CFS activity

Activity monitoring and patient-reported outcome measures in ME/CFS patients A small Norwegian study from the team led by Prof Olav Mella and Dr Oystein Fluge trialled wearable activity trackers and questionnaires to monitor heart rate and activity to aid pacing … Continue reading

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Research: Genetic association study in ME/CFS

Genetic association study in myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) identifies several potential risk loci, by Riad Hajdarevic, Asgeir Lande, Jesper Mehlsen, Anne Rydland, Daisy D Sosa, Elin B  Strand, Olav Mella, Flemming Pociot, Øystein Fluge, Benedict A Lie, Marte K … Continue reading

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Genetic research: Fine mapping of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) in ME/CFS

Fine mapping of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) in myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) suggests involvement of both HLA class I and class II loci, by Riad Hajdarevic, Asgeir Lande, Ingrid Rekeland, Anne Rydland, Elin B Strand, Daisy D Sosa, … Continue reading

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Research: A map of metabolic phenotypes in patients with ME/CFS

A map of metabolic phenotypes in patients with myalgic encephalomyelitis/ chronic fatigue syndrome by Fredrik Hoel, August Hoel, Ina Kn Pettersen, Ingrid G Rekeland, Kristin Risa, Kine Alme, Kari Sørland, Alexander Fosså, Katarina Lien, Ingrid Herder, Hanne L Thürmer, Merete … Continue reading

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Research: Pathomechanisms & possible interventions in ME/CFS

Pathomechanisms and possible interventions in myalgic encephalomyelitis/ chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), by Øystein Fluge, Karl J. Tronstad, and Olav Mella in J Clin Invest. 2021;131(14):e150377 [doi.org/10.1172/JCI150377] July 15, 2021   Research abstract: Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is a disease with … Continue reading

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Intravenous cyclophosphamide in ME/CFS. An open-label phase II study

Intravenous Cyclophosphamide in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. An Open-Label Phase II Study by Ingrid G Rekeland, Alexander Fosså, Asgeir Lande, Irini Ktoridou-Valen, Kari Sørland, Mari Holsen, Karl J Tronstad, Kristin Risa, Kine Alme, Marte K Viken, Benedicte A Lie, Olav … Continue reading

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Human Leukocyte Antigen alleles associated with ME/CFS

Human Leukocyte Antigen alleles associated with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS), by Asgeir Lande, Øystein Fluge, Elin B Strand, Siri T Flåm, Daysi D Sosa, Olav Mella, Torstein Egeland, Ola D Saugsta, Benedicte A Lie, Marte K Viken in Scientific … Continue reading

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B-Lymphocyte depletion in patients with ME/CFS: the final rituximab trial results

B-lymphocyte depletion in patients With Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/ Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial by Oystein Fluge, Ingrid G. Rekeland, Katarina Lien, Hanne Thurmer, Petter C. Borchgrevink, Christoph Schafer, Kari Sorland, Jorg Assmus, Irini Ktoridou-Valen, Ingrid Herder, Merethe E. … Continue reading

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Immunosignature analysis of ME/CFS – promising diagnostic biomarker

Immunosignature Analysis of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) Oliver P Günther, Jennifer L Gardy, Phillip Stafford, Øystein Fluge, Olav Mella, Patrick Tang, Ruth R Miller, Shoshana M Parker, Stephen A Johnston, David M Patrick in Molecular Neurobiology (2018) pp 1-9 [Published online: … Continue reading

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Norwegian rituximab trial reports negative results

The Norwegian Rituximab trial reports negative results ahead of the publication of the full results. Attempts are now under way to determine the best way forward in understanding what has been learned and how to find out which patients may still benefit from … Continue reading

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