research

Mod note: There are three groups in the UK government's ME/CFS Delivery Plan of which the Research Working Group is one. The other two groups, and the Delivery Plan as a whole are discussed on this thread: UK: UK Government ME/CFS Delivery Plan (includes Attitudes and Education Working Group...

Abstract Objectives Much is unknown about the combination of Medically Unexplained Symptoms (MUS) and alexithymia in later life, but it may culminate in a high disease burden for older patients. In the present study we assess the prevalence of alexithymia in older patients with either MUS or...

Full title: Evaluation of a Gene–Environment Interaction of PON1 and Low-Level Nerve Agent Exposure with Gulf War Illness: A Prevalence Case–Control Study Drawn from the U.S. Military Health Survey’s National Population Sample https://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/doi/10.1289/EHP9009 Abstract Background...

https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/scitranslmed.abj9954 Beneficial inflammation Chronic pain can develop from an acute pain state. The mechanisms mediating the transition from acute to chronic pain remain to be elucidated. Here, Parisien et al. focused on the immune system using samples from...

Abstract Background Long-term health consequences following acute SARS-CoV-2 infection, referred to as post-COVID-19 condition or Long COVID, are increasing, with population-based prevalence estimates for adults at around 20%. Persons affected by Long COVID report various health problems, yet...

Six-month sequelae of post-vaccination SARS-CoV-2 infection: A retrospective cohort study of 10,024 breakthrough infections Maxime Taquet, Quentin Dercon, Paul J.Harrison Highlights Prior COVID-19 vaccination is associated with lower risk of many but not all COVID-19 sequelae. The risks of...

From a Solve email. Solve M.E. is accepting applications to study ME/CFS and Long Covid from April 9 – May 23, 2022. Through the Ramsay Program, Solve M.E. invests in research studies in ME/CFS or Long Covid with a particular emphasis on engaging young investigators and researchers new to the...

Moved from the News from Scandinavia thread Copied from a Chronic Illness Inclusion Facebook post, "My name is Hannah Lewin I am an MSc student studying Medical Anthropology at the University of Copenhagen. This September to December I will be conducting an ethnographic research project called...

Introduction The aim of the Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Programme is to ensure that high quality research information on the clinical effectiveness, cost-effectiveness and broader impact of healthcare treatments and tests are produced in the most efficient way for those who plan, provide...

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...

This is an update to this thread, What ME/CFS research, funded by UK sources, is currently in process (as of end June 2019)?, this time looking at research in progress as at time of posting. I'm afraid that compared to the original thread it won't have the same care and attention paid to...

Lessons From Heat Stroke for Understanding Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/ Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Dominic Stanculescu, Nuno Sepúlveda, Chin Leong Lim and Jonas Bergquist Abstract We here provide an overview of the pathophysiological mechanisms during heat stroke and describe similar mechanisms...

Full title: CFS/ME, FM: “THERAPEUTIC TEST” AND FIRST TREATMENT SCHEME FOR PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC FATIGUE AND BRAIN FOG TO ASSIST THE DIAGNOSIS OF PERSISTENT CLOTS AND HYPOPERFUSION. For patients with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Myalgic Encephalomyelitis, Fibromyalgia, Persistent Symptoms of COVID...

Background An estimated 260,000 people in the UK are living with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS); this neurological condition has been described as ‘a serious, chronic, complex, and multisystem disease that frequently and dramatically limits the activities of affected...

I wanted to donate to research which does not use non-human animals, so emailed ME Research UK to ask whether they did. They replied with a link to this page (indirectly) https://www.meresearch.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Standard-Grant-Conditions-2021.pdf which says "ME Research UK will...

Hi guys now that the long awaited revision of the NICE guidance on ME/CFS is nearing completion (18th August) I thought I'd create a thread to identify studies which have been funded by the Government in the UK. Specifically do they address the draft NICE evidence review findings i.e. that the...

I saw this in a SolveME Facebook post: Study Alert: Our friends at...

Horrified that Crawley is co-author with Terence Stephenson on the CLoCk Study for kids with long COVID, meanwhile DECODE and many other biomedical studies get rejected...

Moderna appears to be developing several mRNA vaccines for EBV and other viruses It's an investors' document but it lists several mRNA vaccines in various phases of development for some of the ME-causing viruses: CMV, EBV and some flu strains. CMV appears to be in phase 2 development. EBV could...

Kjell Asplund, MD and professor emeritus at Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine has published the book Fuskarna - (My translation of title: The cheaters. On Macchiarini and other's betrayal of science) It's about several research misconducts, both in Sweden and internationally. He...