This is interesting. So potentially some methods of measuring TGF-B, maybe the methods that chop proteins up into little bits, might not...
They did the saliva samples at home.
Well, we know that, on average, habitual activity demands do affect cortisol levels, and quite quickly. That's not to say that every person...
On the Medline review of the journal, mentioned upthread From what I can see, the NIH operates Medline So, it sounds as though the Medline panel...
Journal club Rochelle talked about the virtual journal club, which is a very good initiative. I've been meaning to attend a session, but haven't...
The meeting has just finished. Below are my rough notes, I may not have everything 100% right. Fred Friedberg started the meeting, clearly...
I think the word 'somatic' should be banned. I never know what people mean when they use it, and I'm not sure these researchers did either....
These researchers seem to have a weird understanding of the word 'gender'. How could female sex and feminine gender have such drastically...
A reminder for this meeting.
This finding fits with the scenario of people who don't have to rush out to work (the more ill people with CFS) having a slightly lower morning...
Results [ATTACH] The differences in the two cortisol profiles (CFS and healthy) are fairly minimal (that y axis is cut). The small difference...
This is an old study, but it's part of a body of work that seems responsible for a lot of what I think are poorly evidenced assumptions about...
https://academic.oup.com/jcem/article/93/3/703/2598104?login=false Attenuated Morning Salivary Cortisol Concentrations in a Population-Based Study...
I think the answer to that is 'no'. Some studies are ridiculously small and probably have biased selection criteria. All poorly characterise...
The article makes a good point. A pain scale has to be interpreted in the light of an individual's experience. A child, for example, may not...
Isn't it ridiculous that we have no good idea if ME/CFS symptoms change reliably with phases of the menstrual cycle or with pregnancy? Perfect...
On endometriosis in people with ME/CFS: Endometriosis and ME/CFS The discussion covers the 2019 paper noted above.
Yes, but I think the Unger etc papers noted above have played a larger part in spreading that idea than the sample size and strictness of criteria...
frontiers in Pediatrics: Endometriosis as a Comorbid Condition in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome by Boneva, Unger et al 2019 2019 study - The abstract...
The authors don't seem to care much about the distinction between chronic fatigue and chronic fatigue syndrome. Given that fatigue is a common...
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