2017

An umbrella review of the literature on the effectiveness of psychological interventions for pain reduction https://bmcpsychology.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40359-017-0200-5 Abstract Background Psychological interventions are widely implemented for pain management and treatment, but...

Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Diagnosis and Management in Young People: A Primer Peter C. Rowe, Rosemary A. Underhill, Kenneth J. Friedman, Alan Gurwitt, Marvin S. Medow, Malcolm S. Schwartz, Nigel Speight, Julian M. Stewart, Rosamund Vallings and Katherine S. Rowe Abstract...

Tuller D. Once again, the PACE authors respond to concerns with empty answers. Journal of Health Psychology. 2017;22(9):1118-1122. doi:10.1177/1359105317703788 Abstract In their response to Geraghty, the PACE investigators state that they have “repeatedly addressed” the various methodological...

Full title: Sodium butyrate inhibits the NF-kappa B signaling pathway and histone deacetylation, and attenuates experimental colitis in an IL-10 independent manner In mice. Highlights • Butyrate inhibits the production of TNF-α, IL-6 and IL-12 in macrophages. • Butyrate inhibits NF-κB...

Abstract Physical activity is defined as any bodily movement produced by skeletal muscles that results in energy expenditure. The benefits of physical activity for health maintenance have been well documented, especially in the prevention and management of chronic diseases. Therefore, accurate...

Abstract Interferon-lambda (IFN-λ) is a recently described cytokine found to be of critical importance in innate immune regulation of intestinal viruses. Endogenous IFN-λ has potent antiviral effects and has been shown to control multiple intestinal viruses and may represent a factor that...

Abstract Background Municipal drinking water contaminated with the parasite Giardia lamblia in Bergen, Norway, in 2004 caused an outbreak of gastrointestinal infection in 2500 people, according to the Norwegian Prescription Database. In the aftermath a minor group subsequently developed...

https://www.sci-hub.ee/10.1001/jama.2017.13737# eta: Citation/ pubmed link to the article: Leichsenring F, Steinert C. Is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy the Gold Standard for Psychotherapy?: The Need for Plurality in Treatment and Research. JAMA. 2017 Oct 10;318(14):1323-1324. doi...

https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2017.00723/full Correction article https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2019.00350/full

Full title: The Neuroinflammatory Etiopathology of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphys.2017.00088/full

Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome and gulf war illness patients exhibit increased humoral responses to the herpesviruses-encoded dUTPase: Implications in disease pathophysiology Peter Halpin 1, Marshall Vance Williams 1 2, Nancy G Klimas 3 4, Mary Ann Fletcher 3 4, Zachary...

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0172792 (as per abstract, not just about italian psychologists) I like the term QRP (Questionable research practices); @dave30th could make good use of it.

https://www.coyneoftherealm.com/2017/04/26/should-the-bmj-silence-authors-who-were-abused-by-a-reviewer/ This came out before this forum was set up. I thought there might be somebody here who hadn't seen it before and might find it of interest.

https://sapc.ac.uk/conference/2017/abstract/effect-of-cbt-get-and-pacing-treatments-mecfs-symptoms-analysis-of-patient

Full title: Immunometabolic profiling of T cells from patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis reveals an impairment in glycolysis and mitochondrial respiration Open access, https://www.metabolismjournal.com/article/S0026-0495(17)30217-2/fulltext

Trudie Chalder & Claire Willis (2017) “Lumping” and “splitting” medically unexplained symptoms: is there a role for a transdiagnostic approach?, Journal of Mental Health, 26:3, 187-191, DOI: 10.1080/09638237.2017.1322187 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09638237.2017.1322187 (Open...

Abstract Background NHS specialist chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS/ME) services in England treat approximately 8000 adult patients each year. Variation in therapy programmes and treatment outcomes across services has not been described. Methods We described treatments provided by 11 CFS/ME...

Full title: A Comparison of Neuroimaging Abnormalities in Multiple Sclerosis, Major Depression and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (Myalgic Encephalomyelitis): is There a Common Cause? Open access, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5842501/

Improving teaching about medically unexplained symptoms for newly qualified doctors in the UK: findings from a questionnaire survey and expert workshop https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/7/4/e014720 I picked up on this from article in this thread...

This study by Wilfred De Vega et. al. has been discussed before on the forums, I think, but here it is again https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28231836/ . 2017 Feb 23;10(1):11. doi: 10.1186/s12920-017-0248-3. Epigenetic Modifications and Glucocorticoid Sensitivity in Myalgic...