me/cfs

  1. Nightsong

    Association between chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis and cardiovascular disease, 2025, Denu+

    Abstract: Chronic fatigue syndrome or myalgic encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME) is a medical condition characterized by severe and prolonged fatigue that is not relieved by rest or attributed to any underlying medical or psychological condition. Individuals with CFS/ME are considered to have an...
  2. P

    Request for Steering Group members to guide a study on online connections of people with ME/CFS and their offline lives

    Project: I am studying for a PhD on the social implications of having a long term chronic illness, namely ME/CFS. As part of my research I am conducting: A qualitative study on the online connections of people with ME/CFS and the relationships between these online connections and offline lives...
  3. Nightsong

    Deep Sequencing of BCR Heavy Chain Repertoires in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, 2025, Ryback et al

    Now published: see here Abstract: Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) is a common and debilitating chronic illness of unknown aetiology. Chronic infection and autoimmune responses have been proposed as two mechanisms that potentially underlie the pathogenesis of ME/CFS...
  4. Nightsong

    Preprint Autoantibody-Driven Monocyte Dysfunction in Post-COVID Syndrome with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, 2025, Hackel+

    Abstract: Post-COVID syndrome (PCS) has emerged as a significant health concern with persisting symptoms. A subset of PCS patients develops severe myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (pcME/CFS). Dysregulated autoantibodies (AABs) have been implicated in PCS, contributing to immune...
  5. Jonathan Edwards

    What do we mean by a diagnosis like ME/CFS?

    Sasha asked me: "I have the feeling that you as a clinician are approaching the question of diagnosis in a way that's based on your training, and that the concepts used are perhaps very different to what we as patients might assume. If that's the case, is there an accessible summary article or...
  6. Nightsong

    Relationship between major depressive disorder and [ME/CFS]: a two-sample mendelian randomization study analysis, 2025, Zhu et al

    Abstract: Major depressive disorder (MDD) and myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) frequently occur together; yet their causal relationship remains unclear. To investigate the potential genetic causal link between these conditions, we conducted a two-sample Mendelian...
  7. Nightsong

    Preprint Autoantibodies to Arginine-rich Sequences Mimicking Epstein-Barr Virus in Post-COVID and [ME/CFS], 2024, Sotzny et al

    Abstract: Background: Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection is a known trigger and risk factor for myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) and post-COVID syndrome (PCS). In previous studies, we found enhanced IgG reactivity to EBV EBNA4 and EBNA6 arginine-rich sequences in...
  8. forestglip

    Review Microbial involvement in myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome pathophysiology, 2024, Borrego-Ruiz et al

    Microbial involvement in myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome pathophysiology Alejandro Borrego-Ruiz, Juan J. Borrego Abstract Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is a complex and disabling disease related to persistent fatigue, exercise intolerance...
  9. John Mac

    SELF website: What to Know About ME/CFS, a Complex Condition That Involves Crushing Fatigue and So Much More 2024

    https://www.self.com/story/what-is-me-cfs Charles Shepherd, MD, was a “perfectly healthy” 30-something-year-old when he came down with chicken pox, which he caught while treating a patient with shingles. Even after the painful, itchy rash disappeared, a cluster of debilitating...
  10. forestglip

    Exploring the shared mechanism of fatigue between [lupus] and [ME/CFS]: monocytic dysregulation..., 2024, Zheng et al

    Exploring the shared mechanism of fatigue between systemic lupus erythematosus and myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome: monocytic dysregulation and drug repurposing Daisi Zheng, Xiaolong Li, Qingmiao Zhu, Zhiyan Huang, Peicheng Wang, Ting Zhao [Provisionally accepted] Edit: Now...
  11. forestglip

    Acute enterovirus infection followed by myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) and viral persistence, 2010, Chia et al

    Acute enterovirus infection followed by myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) and viral persistence John Chia, Andrew Chia, Michael Voeller, Tonny Lee, Robert Chang Aims Enteroviruses are well-known causes of acute respiratory and/or gastrointestinal infections and...
  12. Sly Saint

    BACME list of ME/CFS Services in UK

    from their website Site Map - BACME Primary Fatigue Service (for ME/CFS and Long COVID) South Yorkshire and North Derbyshire ME/CFS Service ME/CFS and Fibromyalgia Service, Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine: Physiotherapy for...
  13. forestglip

    Oral minocycline therapy as first-line treatment in patients with Myalgic encephalomyelitis and long COVID: A pilot study, 2024, Miwa

    Oral minocycline therapy as first-line treatment in patients with Myalgic encephalomyelitis and long COVID: A pilot study Kunihisa Miwa [In Press, Journal Pre-proof] Background Myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) is associated with long COVID and also untoward sequelae after anti-coronavirus...
  14. forestglip

    Antibody responses to Epstein-Barr virus, human herpesvirus 6 and human herpesvirus 7 in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome, 1995, Sairenji et al

    Antibody responses to Epstein-Barr virus, human herpesvirus 6 and human herpesvirus 7 in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome T Sairenji, K Yamanishi, Y Tachibana, G Bertoni, T Kurata Abstract To test for an association between chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and infections with Epstein-Barr...
  15. Nightsong

    Preprint Smartphone-based monitoring of heart rate variability and resting heart rate predicts variability in symptom exacerbations..., 2024, Aitken+

    Abstract: Background: Complex chronic conditions like Long COVID and Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome involve energy limitations and changes in heart rate variability (HRV) and resting heart rate (HR). Mobile health technologies now offer real-time, valid measurements of HRV...
  16. forestglip

    Association of Active Human Herpesvirus-6, -7 and Parvovirus B19 Infection with Clinical Outcomes in Patients with [ME/CFS], 2012, Chapenko et al

    Association of Active Human Herpesvirus-6, -7 and Parvovirus B19 Infection with Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Svetlana Chapenko, Angelika Krumina, Inara Logina, Santa Rasa, Maksims Chistjakovs, Alina Sultanova, Ludmila Viksna, Modra...
  17. forestglip

    Enhanced Gene Expression Following Vaccination in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis, 2013, Brenu et al

    Enhanced Gene Expression Following Vaccination in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis Ekua W Brenu, Gunn M Atkinson, Mieke L van Driel, Sanne Kreijkamp-Kaspers, Don R Staines, Sonya M Marshall-Gradisnik Abstract Vaccines have been shown to cause differential expression of genes...
  18. forestglip

    Association Between Chronic Pain and Fatigue Severity with Weather and Air Pollution Among Females with [ME/CFS], 2024, Jones et al

    Association Between Chronic Pain and Fatigue Severity with Weather and Air Pollution Among Females with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) Chloe Lisette Jones, Olivia Haskin, Jarred Wayne Younger Abstract Weather and air quality conditions have been anecdotally...
  19. forestglip

    Immune stimulation by vaccination e.g. Staphylococcus Toxoid Vaccine, BCG

    Long-Term Treatment with a Staphylococcus Toxoid Vaccine in Patients with Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Carl-Gerhard Gottfries, Ove Häger, Björn Regland, Olof Zachrisson Abstract One hundred and sixty patients with fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome, who were on a continuous...
  20. Nightsong

    What can wage development before and after a G93.3 diagnosis tell us about prognoses for myalgic encephalomyelitis?, 2024, Kielland et al

    Abstract: Prognoses for persons affected by myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) are rarely studied systematically. Existing studies are often based on smaller samples with unclear inclusion and subjective outcome criteria, and few look at wages as indicators of illness trajectories. This article...
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