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Bacteria Flip Gene Segments to Alter Proteins Surprisingly Often, with Implications for Human Health "Proteins are vital to our bodies. They serve as structural building blocks for our tissues and organs and are responsible for their functioning in both health and disease. Genes, like recipes...

Abstract Bacterial populations that originate from a single bacterium are not strictly clonal and often contain subgroups with distinct phenotypes1. Bacteria can generate heterogeneity through phase variation—a preprogrammed, reversible mechanism that alters gene expression levels across a...

Lots of discussion about this here, United Kingdom: Science Media Centre (including Fiona Fox)

Abstract Background: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a long-term autoimmune condition marked by persistent inflammation of the joints and various systemic complications, including endothelial dysfunction, atherosclerosis, and pulmonary fibrosis. Oxidative stress is a key contributor to the...

Full title: Gastrointestinal, Behaviour and Anxiety Outcomes in Autistic Children Following an Open Label, Randomised Pilot Study of Synbiotics vs Synbiotics and Gut-Directed Hypnotherapy Abstract Alterations of the microbiome-gut-brain (MGB) axis have been associated with autism spectrum...

Abstract Background Evidence of incidence of functional somatic disorders (FSD) is hampered by unclear delimitations of the conditions and little is known about the possible interchangeability between syndromes. Further, knowledge on remission and persistence of FSD in the general population is...

"The UK Royal Society has more experience of peer review than most publishers, with the practice used by its journals for nearly 200 years. Last month, the society unsealed more than 1,600 historic reports, dating from 1949 to 1954, and added them to its archive. The reports include assessments...

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Claims to be about 'CFS', however "The inclusion criteria for this study were as follows: (1) agreed to participate in this study and provide written consent; (2) healthy men and women aged 30–59 years, with a score of 28 or higher on the fatigue severity scale (FSS)32,33 and a body mass index...

Full title: Herbal extract (Cervus elaphus Linnaeus, Angelica gigas Nakai, and Astragalus membranaceus Bunge) ameliorates chronic fatigue: A randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind trial Abstract Background Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) reduces the health-related quality of life in the...

Published papers thread for w/c 7th Oct. Twitter: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sci4me/posts/pfbid0yjPytFtduCpocsVuJHgxTBu59uZTh7CkwLmvT3RVkVeifR7RN4muYCEeDt4vngCcl Mastodon: https://med-mastodon.com/@s4me/113305069230318355 Bluesky...

Now at 12,088 signatures. Petition main page, https://www.change.org/p/cochrane-withdraw-the-harmful-2019-exercise-therapy-for-cfs-review

Calls for Retraction of Absurd “Effort Preference” Claims from NIH Study https://virology.ws/2024/10/13/calls-for-retraction-of-absurd-effort-preference-claims-from-nih-study/

From a post on Twitter, "I just found this! “The movement in 2024 of Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) to the Neurological disease category / Other neurological disorders subgroup (formerly in Musculoskeletal disease (general) category / Chronic pain syndromes subgroup)”"...

Paywalled, so not possible to know how they defined "CFS". Also published in the good old Journal of Psychosomatic Research.

Abstract Patients with acute brain injury are vulnerable to secondary deterioration, which may go undetected by traditional monitoring. However, multimodal neuromonitoring of brain tissue oxygen tension (PbtO2) and energy metabolism may be able to detect such episodes. We report a...

Abstract Cognitive symptoms are prevalent across neuropsychiatric disorders, increase distress and impair quality of life. Self-guided digital interventions offer accessibility, scalability, and may overcome the research-to-practice treatment gap. Seventy-six trials with 5214 participants were...

News in Brief posts for w/c 7th Oct. Twitter: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sci4me/posts/pfbid048J2pWLn9YhbZSA3iX8Q4DVN2uUsau3P2iCH2u9HcwhShMyAa1UP23NwYDEU3VtLl Mastodon: https://med-mastodon.com/@s4me/113299604994704177 Bluesky...

Abstract Aims and method Functional neurological disorder (FND) most often presents in women of childbearing age, but little is known about its course and outcomes during pregnancy, labour and postpartum (the perinatal period). We searched MEDLINE, PsycInfo and Embase combining search terms for...

Full title: A review of intravenous immunoglobulin in the treatment of neuroimmune conditions, acute COVID-19 infection, and post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 Syndrome Highlights IVIG has demonstrated efficacy in over 100 disorders, spanning hematologic, inflammatory, autoimmune, and infectious...