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PG: Some top tips from @Fionas_Story on mind-body, neural pathway disorders, which include #mecfs, alot of #longcovid, and chronic pain disorders Fiona: It's really strange seeing a community note go up about evidence on the post of an Emeritus Professor who knows his stuff about infectious...

PG: Some top tips from @Fionas_Story on mind-body, neural pathway disorders, which include #mecfs, alot of #longcovid, and chronic pain disorders Fiona: It's really strange seeing a community note go up about evidence on the post of an Emeritus Professor who knows his stuff about infectious...

She has gone full blown Paul Garner.

What Is Sensory Integration Disorder? Sensory Integration Disorder (SID) or, as it is often called, Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD), is a neurological disorder that results from the brain's inability to integrate certain information received from the body's sensory systems.

ABSTRACT In order to contribute to reduce the stigma related to schizophrenia and to improve clinical practice in the management of the disorder, the Japanese Society of Psychiatry and Neurology changed in 2002 the old term for the disorder, "Seishin Bunretsu Byo" ("mind-split-disease"), into...

#hEDS trending now on Twitter after the Guardian article.

They should do a study on how to understand the dynamics of social media engagement to manage medical uncertainty and misinformation. This is particularly concerning regarding MCAS when they are being told that this is what they are suffering from by a "user name".

Abstract Fibromyalgia (FM) is a chronic muscle pain disorder that shares several clinical features with other related rheumatologic disorders. This study investigates the feasibility of using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) with gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) as a fingerprinting approach...

Highlights The tumor microenvironment induces lipid droplet (LD) accumulation in dysfunctional CD8+ TILs Acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACC) directs LD accumulation in CD8+ T cells Inhibition of ACC in CD8+ T cells facilitates fatty acid oxidation Restraining ACC promotes CD8+ TIL persistence and...

Acetyl-CoA carboxylase can drive the balance between storing lipids versus breaking down those lipids and feeding them into the citric acid cycle for energy,” explained Thaxton. “If ACC is flipped ‘on’, cells generally store lipid. If ACC is ‘off’, cells tend to use the lipid in their...

TikTok cats light up my day.

Abstract Background We introduce a novel measure for assessing TikTok overuse, called the TikTok Use Disorder-Questionnaire (TTUD-Q). As part of ongoing investigations into the suitability of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) framework for diagnosing Gaming Disorder in the context of social...

The healing ME link where she talks about coming at this from a "Christian perspective . . ." Beliefs . . .

Written a few hrs ago: "Never in my wildest dreams did I think I'd be told I didn't have M.E - this was my community for 14 years and I'd only experienced kindness from them. It is disgraceful to invalidate others experiences".

The Pandemic That Never Left- Heart FAILURE. Although the mortality related to COVID-19 has eased significantly from 2021 highs, COVID-19-related mortality was LOWER than Heart Failure-related mortality both at its peak and throughout the pandemic.

If they can get to the root cause of why some pwME experience severe insomnia that would be a great relief for many. I had a close friend who suffered severe insomnia from day one of post-infectious illness for 18 years. I don't experience insomnia and getting refreshed sleep will not...

Sars-CoV-2 vaccine-elicited immunity after B cell depletion in Multiple Sclerosis. "Noravax homologous boosting induced a significantly more robust serological response than mRNA boosting"...

Abstract Purpose: New-onset chronic musculoskeletal (MSK) pain is one of the common persistent symptoms in Long COVID (LC). This study investigated its clinical characteristics, underlying mechanisms, and impact on function, psychological health, and quality of life. Patients and methods: 30...

Exclusion Criteria Recognized as a 'severe risk' of experiencing post-exertional malaise following engagement in physical tasks. Determined using the De Paul symptom questionnaire Why would PEM be listed as an exclusion for this trial? https://classic.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05911906

Abstract Long COVID, as currently defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) and other authorities, is a symptomatic condition that has been shown to affect an estimated 10-30% of non-hospitalized patients after one infection. However, COVID-19 can also cause organ damage in individuals...