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Trial By Error: A Letter to Psychological Medicine about Inflated FND Rate Claims "The journal NeuroImage: Clinical, an Elsevier title, recently agreed to correct the false statement that a 2010 study found functional neurological disorder to be the second-most-common diagnosis at outpatient...

And that is from people who are part of the system. And from the report, "It has been informed by a UK survey of over 600 doctors suffering from the continuing effects of an infection with COVID-19, as well as wider research of the issues. The survey was undertaken by the BMA in partnership...

Parkinson’s disease is a progressive neurodegenerative movement disorder with a long latent phase and currently no disease-modifying treatments. Reliable predictive biomarkers that could transform efforts to develop neuroprotective treatments remain to be identified. Using UK Biobank, we...

Blog from Brian Hughes. “A science that does not allow opposing opinions abolishes knowledge.” Er, kind of "Colleagues and I have responded to a paper in Der Nervenarzt, the leading German neurology journal, pointing out various reasons why its “overview” of evidence-based approaches to ME/CFS...

From their FAQ, https://yourgutplus.com/frequenty-asked-questions/ 1. What is a delayed release capsule? The vegetable based capsule which carries the ingredients is designed to resist the acid in the stomach allowing the healthy bacteria to pass into the remaining gut where they are most...

One of our oldest threads discusses this, Ranitidine (Zantac) for its IL6 inhibitory properties

Not surprising, some people with ME/CFS have reported benefit from them as well.

Have you not read the article linked in the following post?

Functional neurological disorders have witnessed intense research activity in the fields of structural and functional neuroimaging for more than twenty years. Thus, we propose a synthesis of recent research findings and etiological hypotheses that have been proposed so far. This work should help...

Abstract The discovery and development of antimicrobial therapies represents one of the most significant advancements in modern medicine. Although the primary therapeutic intent of antimicrobials is to eliminate their target pathogens, several antimicrobials have been shown to provide analgesia...

Published papers thread for w/c 26th June Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sci4me/posts/pfbid026Wj6cN4tHYFGYwaDmJyWLr7mqzbGPFRqMY5v27oGN4DnNTpaScSzZCVXb5wYSwqYl Mastodon: https://med-mastodon.com/@s4me/110649265260677818

Testing begins in Orkney for breast cancer gene variant "Genetic testing has begun on the Orkney island of Westray for a gene variant linked to a higher risk of breast cancer. A landmark study found one in 100 people with Orcadian grandparents had a specific mutation of the BRCA1 gene."...

Copy and paste of text from this thread unroll, https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1675071769479094273.html. Does not include the links that you posted in some tweets.

Wonder what they would have found if they had done two exercise tests on consecutive days.

Background Patients with fibromyalgia (FM) exhibit low peak oxygen uptake ( ˙VO2peak). We aimed to detect the contribution of cardiac output to ( ˙Q) and arteriovenous oxygen difference [C(a-v)O2] to ˙VO2 from rest to peak exercise in patients with FM. Methods Thirty-five women with FM, aged...

Abstract Post-infectious fatigue is a common complication that can lead to decreased physical efficiency, depression, and impaired quality of life. Dysbiosis of the gut microbiota has been proposed as a contributing factor, as the gut–brain axis plays an important role in regulating physical...

They are careful to avoid explaining in the paper what they count as functional disorders, so they tuck their search terms away on a separate document found at https://osf.io/usc7a ("dizziness") ("bodily distress") ("CFS") ("chemical sensitivity") ("chronic benign pain syndrome") ("chronic...

Highlights Collaborative care networks in functional disorders are heterogeneous. Most networks are outpatient, secondary-care based, with two to 19 team members. Networks provide a wide range of treatments reflecting a biopsychosocial approach. Collaboration is documented as more common in...

News in Brief posts for w/c 26th June Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sci4me/posts/pfbid02XtzEmJ1XoBEzxEkYQQckYEq46q4vw9svT1R4vHngW63yxr3mynVJnrNmqCyHAGoLl Mastodon: https://med-mastodon.com/@s4me/110644258631295869

Nope, sorry, still paywalled. Only gives me the first page as a preview.