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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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Abstract While the acute manifestations of infectious diseases are well known, in some individuals, symptoms can either persist or appear after the acute period. Post-viral fatigue syndromes are recognized with other viral infections and are described after COVID-19. We have a growing number of...

To Work and Recover A qualitative study on challenges, structures, support & well-being faced by individuals with CFS/ME within working life. Ådne Kvernes 15-05-2024 Supervisor: Rannveig Kaldager Hart Co-Supervisor: Ivan Spehar University of Oslo Faculty of Medicine Department of Health...

I've lived in Sussex the whole time I've had ME and I've only just found this. First of all its the old gripe, IE chronic fatigue used instead of chronic fatigue syndrome. I'm part way through watching the video and again its entitled living with chronic fatigue. Interesting that they say...

Published Link here: Cardiac Output–Cerebral Blood Flow Relationship Is Abnormal in Most ME/CFS Patients with a Normal Heart Rate & Blood Pressure ..., 2024, van Campen Preprint Full title: The cardiac output - cerebral blood flow relation is abnormal in most ME/CFS patients with a normal heart...

A quest to manage CYP with ME/CFS and long covid under one MDT service – evaluation of a regional centre for CYP ME/CFS and long covid services Abstract Objectives Long Covid (LC) is a debilitating condition seen both in adults and CYP since COVID-19 pandemic.1 The similarities between LC and...

https://www.mdpi.com/1648-9144/60/8/1215 Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Impact on Quality of Life (QoL) of Persons with ME/CFS Medicina 2024, 60(8), 1215; https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina60081215 (registering DOI) Submission received: 31 May 2024 / Revised: 4 July 2024 /...

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Sleep and circadian rhythm alterations in myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome and post-COVID fatigue syndrome and its association with cardiovascular risk factors: A prospective cohort study Abstract This study aimed to investigate circadian rhythm manifestations in Myalgic...

[Myalgic encephalomyelitis : etiopathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment] (Full article in French) Robin Scherrer, Marian Galovic, Markus Gschwind, Octavia Sabin Published 17 July 2024 Abstract Myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), also known as chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), is a neurological...

Data-independent LC-MS/MS analysis of ME/CFS plasma reveals a dysregulated coagulation system, endothelial dysfunction, downregulation of complement machinery Massimo Nunes, Mare Vlok, Amy Proal, Douglas B. Kell, Etheresia Pretorius Published 16 July 2024 Abstract Myalgic...