Tag Archives: Wan-Fai Ng

Investigating the role of tgf-b & fatigue in CFS

Investigating the role of tgf-b and fatigue in chronic fatigue syndrome, by Beth Dibnah, Emmanuella Traianos, Jessica Tarn, Dennis Lendrem, Wan Fai Ng in Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases Volume 78, Issue Suppl 2:1495 2019 [http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2019-eular.4690]   Research abstract: Background: … Continue reading

Posted in News | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments Off on Investigating the role of tgf-b & fatigue in CFS

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

Posted in News | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off on Network structure underpinning (dys)homeostasis in CFS

MtDNA population variation in ME/CFS in two populations

MtDNA population variation in Myalgic encephalomyelitis/ Chronic fatigue syndrome in two populations: a study of mildly deleterious variants, by Marianne Venter, Cara Tomas, Ilse S Pienaar, Victoria Strassheim, Elardus Erasmus, Wan-Fai Ng, Neil Howell, Julia L Newton, Francois H Van … Continue reading

Posted in News | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on MtDNA population variation in ME/CFS in two populations

Reduction of glucocorticoid receptor function in CFS – no causal link to childhood trauma

Research abstract: Reduction of glucocorticoid receptor function in CFS, by Megan Lynn, Laura Maclachlan, Andreas Finkelmeyer, James Clark, James Locke, Stephen Todryk, Wan-Fai Ng, Julia L Newton, Stuart Watson in Mediators of Inflammation [Preprint April 20, 2018] Glucocorticoid receptor (GR) function may … Continue reading

Posted in News | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Reduction of glucocorticoid receptor function in CFS – no causal link to childhood trauma

55 genes predict fatigue level in Sjögren’s Syndrome

Research abstract: BACKGROUND: Fatigue is a debilitating condition with a significant impact on patients’ quality of life. Fatigue is frequently reported by patients suffering from primary Sjögren’s Syndrome (pSS), a chronic autoimmune condition characterised by dryness of the eyes and … Continue reading

Posted in News | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on 55 genes predict fatigue level in Sjögren’s Syndrome