me/cfs

A narrative review on the similarities and dissimilarities between myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) and sickness behavior Gerwyn Morris, George Anderson, Piotr Galecki, Michael Berk, Michael Maes Abstract It is of importance whether myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic...

Autoantibodies, Polymorphisms in the Serotonin Pathway, and Human Leukocyte Antigen Class II Alleles in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Oscar-Danilo Ortega-Hernandez, Mariaclara Cuccia, Sara Bozzini, Nicola Bassi, Samuel Moscavitch, Lina-Marcela Diaz-Gallo, Miri Blank, Nancy Agmon-Levin, Yehuda...

Molecular study of receptor for advanced glycation endproduct gene promoter and identification of specific HLA haplotypes possibly involved in chronic fatigue syndrome N Carlo-Stella, S Bozzini, A De Silvestri, I Sbarsi, C Pizzochero, L Lorusso, M Martinetti, M Cuccia Abstract The receptor...

Overlapping Conditions in Long COVID at a Multisite Academic Center Background: Many patients experience persistent symptoms after COVID-19, a syndrome referred to as Long COVID (LC). The goal of this study was to identify novel new or worsening comorbidities self-reported in patients with LC...

RESTORE ME: A RCT of Oxaloacetate for Improving Fatigue in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) Alan B. Cash, Suzanne D. Vernon, Candace Rond, Saeed Abbaszadeh, Jen Bell, Brayden Yellman, David Kaufman *[Provisionally accepted, full text not yet available]* Abstract The...

The effect of a polynutrient supplement on fatigue and physical activity of patients with chronic fatigue syndrome: a double‐blind randomized controlled trial FM Brouwers, S Van Der Werf, G Bleijenberg, L Van Der Zee, JWM Van Der Meer Background: The efficacy of dietary supplements in chronic...

Supplementation with Guanidinoacetic Acid in Women with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Sergej M Ostojic, Marko Stojanovic, Patrik Drid, Jay R Hoffman, Damir Sekulic, Natasa Zenic Abstract A variety of dietary interventions has been used in the management of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), yet no...

Background Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) is associated with long-term disability and poor quality of life (QoL). Cardinal ME/CFS symptoms (including post-exertional malaise, cognitive dysfunction and sleep disturbances) have been observed in Post COVID-19 Condition...

Objectives Long COVID-19 (LC) patients experience a number of chronic idiopathic symptoms that are highly similar to those of post-viral Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS). We have therefore performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to determine the proportion of...

Dissatisfaction with the Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare's new knowledge support for post-infectious diseases such as ME and postcovid is simmering. Both healthcare professionals working with these diagnoses, researchers, and the patients themselves are raising serious concerns...

Reduced Natural Killer (NK) cell cytotoxicity is the most consistent immune finding in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis / Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS). Meta-analysis of the published literature determined the effect size of the decrement in ME/CFS. Databases were screened for papers comparing NK...

I have only quickly glanced at these papers. Only sharing because at least some of these look to be in peer-reviewed journals and related to ME/CFS. All written by the same author. "There has been a growing suspicion, by pet owners and some vets, that chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) or a...

Objective: Comorbidities between internalizing disorders (IDs) and functional disorders (FDs) are well-documented, indicating shared pathways. However, their symptom-level relationships have been largely unexplored. This exploratory study employs a network approach to investigate symptoms of...

Now published: link here Preprint Background: Post COVID-19 syndrome or Long Covid (LC) is a novel fluctuating condition with a protracted course in some patients. Specialist LC services have been operational in the UK since 2020 and deal with a high caseload of patients. Aims: To evaluate...

benefitsandwork.co.uk has just published a new guide for those claiming PIP for ME/CFS. The full guide is only available to paid members, but the page below gives a flavour of what is in the guide. The linked page also includes some interesting stats on PIP claims by those with a primary...

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Increased Resting Energy Expenditure in the Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Walter S. Watson, Donald C. McMillan, Abhijit Chaudhuri, Peter O. Behan Abstract It has been suggested that resting energy expenditure may be raised in chronic fatigue syndrome due to an upregulation of transmembrane ion...

Now published: link here Preprint Background. The Stroop task was used to investigate differences in cognitive function between Long COVID (LC), Myalgic Encephalomyelitis / Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) and healthy control subjects. Methods. Subjects viewed four color words or neutral...

The German late night talk show ZDF Magazin Royal hosted by Jan Böhmermann did a full episode on long COVID and ME/CFS. Some quotes from an AI translation: So in the Jon vs John race to cover ME on their show, amazingly the winner is Jan.

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