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For next week's news go to: News in Brief - April 2025

This thread has a Science for ME 'News in Brief' post for each week in April 2025 by a team including @Trish, @Kalliope, @ahimsa and @SNT Gatchaman. Scroll down to see this week's news.

Week beginning 24th March 2025 News, advocacy and articles Canada - Canadian Guidelines for Post COVID-19 Condition This set of guidelines has been updated with new recommendations. Website | Thread Cochrane appeal The Science for ME committee submitted a five part complaint to Cochrane on...

Week beginning 17th March 2025 News, advocacy and articles Sweden The Swedish government has assigned the Swedish Agency for Health and Care Services Analysis to "examine how countries around the world are working to disseminate and apply knowledge about post-covid and other conditions such as...

Week beginning 10 March 2025 Part 2 of 2 Research ME/CFS research Frontiers in Neuroscience Dysregulation of lipid metabolism, energy production, and oxidative stress in myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome, Gulf War Syndrome and fibromyalgia — Davis et al. "These results...

Week beginning 10 March 2025 Part 1 of 2 Cochrane review Exercise therapy for ME/CFS The cancelled protocol for a new review An author group was appointed in 2020 to write a new protocol and review to replace the 2019 review, Exercise Therapy for CFS by Larun et al. Cochrane announced in...

Week beginning 3rd March 2025 Part 2 of 2 Research ME/CFS research International Journal of Molecular Sciences Cognitive Dysfunction in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome—Aetiology and Potential Treatments — Bansal et al. The authors wrote a review on cognitive dysfunction in...

Week beginning 3rd March 2025 Part 1 of 2 News, advocacy and articles Aotearoa New Zealand Public Health Communications Centre Aotearoa Long Covid Update – a threat that continues to demand a strong response "In addition to funding treatment and support services, this strategy must include...

For next week's news go to this thread: News in Brief - March 2025

This thread has a Science for ME 'News in Brief' post for each week in March 2025 by a team including @Trish, @Kalliope, @ahimsa and @SNT Gatchaman. Scroll down to see this week's news.

Week beginning 24th February Part 2 of 2 parts Research ME/CFS research Diagnostics Comparative Study Between Cognitive Phenotypes of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Multiple Sclerosis — Aoun Sebaiti et al. "Cognitive impairments in ME/CFS patients may be similar to or...

Week beginning 24th February Part 1 of 2 parts News, advocacy and articles Australia National Health and Medical Research Council The NHMRC has been tasked by the Minister for Health to develop clinical practice guidelines for myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome. Submissions...

Week beginning 17th February 2025 News, advocacy and articles SciShow Exercise Actually Makes Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Worse SciShow is a YouTube channel offering science news for a large audience. In this 8 minute video on why exercise doesn't work as a treatment for ME/CFS, they've managed...

Week beginning 10th February 2025 News, advocacy and articles Issues in Science and Technology "Centering Patients in Long COVID Research" by Brian Vastag Thorough article on the importance of including patients in research initiatives on Long Covid, on previous and current challenges and...

Week beginning 3rd February 2025 News, advocacy and articles Sweden The current guidelines for post covid and other infectious related illnesses (including ME/CFS) has received a lot of criticism, among other for promoting GET. The Swedish Government has now asked The National Board of Health...

For next week's news go to this thread: News in Brief - February 2025

This thread has a Science for ME 'News in Brief' post for each week in February 2025 by a team including @Trish, @Kalliope, @ahimsa and @SNT Gatchaman. Scroll down to see this week's news.

Week beginning 27th January 2025 News, advocacy and articles Sweden Patient advocate and forum member Mitt Eremitage has gathered information about a planned study on fatigue by the psychologist Elin Lindsäter, who is part of the Oslo Chronic Fatigue Consortium. The information is to provide...

Week beginning 20th January 2025 Cochrane review Exercise Therapy for ME/CFS As we reported in December 2024, Cochrane has cancelled the new review process and republished the 2019 review by Larun et al. as a 2024 review with the only change being an editors note announcing the cancellation...

Week beginning 13th January 2025 News, articles and advocacy Europe The European ME Coalition (EMEC) gave an update on the Horizon Europe call on high-burden, under-researched conditions. Three funded projects have been announced and focus on endometriosis, familial hypercholesterolemia, and...