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  1. Andy

    Functional platelet-derived mitochondria induce the release of human neutrophil microvesicles, 2022, Léger et al

    Abstract Inflammation is an essential process of host defense against infections, illness, or tissue damage. Polymorphonuclear neutrophils (PMN) are among the first immune cells involved in acute inflammatory responses and are on the front line in the fight against bacterial infections. In the...
  2. Andy

    Human Cardiac Pericytes are Susceptible to SARS-CoV-2 Infection, 2022, Brumback et al

    HIGHLIGHTS • SARS-CoV-2 infects and replicates within cardiac pericytes in human organotypic cardiac slices. • SARS-CoV-2 infects human primary cardiac pericytes through an ACE2- and endosomal dependent pathway. • Infection of human primary cardiac pericytes leads to upregulation of...
  3. Andy

    Lost in fragmentation — care coordination when somatic symptoms persist: a qualitative study of patients’ experiences, 2022, Barends et al

    Background GPs can play a central role in the care of patients with persistent somatic symptoms (PSS). To date, little is known about these patients’ experiences relating to their coordination of care. Aim To explore the experiences of patients with PSS relating to coordination of care — in...
  4. Andy

    Pulmonary Dysfunction after Pediatric COVID-19, 2022, Heiss et al

    Abstract Background Long COVID occurs in lower frequency in children and adolescents than in adults. Morphologic and free-breathing phase-resolved functional low-field MRI may identify persistent pulmonary manifestations after SARS-CoV-2 infection. Purpose To characterize both morphologic and...
  5. Andy

    Closed UK: DecodeME updates, was recruitment thread.

    Yes, we are making efforts to promote the study offline. And Professor Martin Tobin, who is a Professor of Genetic Epidemiology and Public Health, https://le.ac.uk/people/martin-tobin, is a part of our Scientific Advisory Board.
  6. Andy

    United Kingdom: UKCRC (UK Clinical Research Collaboration) Subgroup on ME (part of the UK Government ME/CFS Delivery Plan)

    Posting full text of the attached file for ease of reading. INFORMATION FOR STAKEHOLDERS Work underway to support the development of a Delivery Plan on Myalgic Encephalomyelitis / Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) 20th September 2022 Introduction The purpose of this publication is to...
  7. Andy

    Closed UK: DecodeME updates, was recruitment thread.

    At this stage, practically, there is no deadline, so take what time you need to complete the questionnaire.
  8. Andy

    Legitimacy in clinical practice: How patients with chronic muscle pain position themselves in the physiotherapy encounter, 2022, Ahlsen et al

    Abstract Rationale, Aims & Objective Patients who seek healthcare for long-lasting pain and symptoms without a detectable disease must put in extra work to be taken seriously and gain recognition as a patient. However, little is known about how patients' help-seeking is performed in clinical...
  9. Andy

    Closed UK: DecodeME updates, was recruitment thread.

    Please see my post here, https://www.s4me.info/threads/uk-decodeme-recruitment-open-online-questionnaire-postal-spit-kit-12pm-12th-sept-2022.29463/page-7#post-437865
  10. Andy

    Closed UK: DecodeME updates, was recruitment thread.

    Hi @Peter Trewhitt I'm sorry that you haven't been asked to provide a sample. As I'm sure you'll understand, I won't go into the details of our inclusion and exclusion criteria, for fear of biasing answers that people might give, other than to say that we confirm the case definitions that we...
  11. Andy

    Closed UK: DecodeME updates, was recruitment thread.

    Scottish actor Mark Bonnar shared the study earlier this week.
  12. Andy

    The Fatigue-Related Symptoms Post-Acute SARS-CoV-2: A Preliminary Comparative Study, 2022, Thomas

    Published open access here, https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/19/18/11662/htm
  13. Andy

    Closed UK: DecodeME updates, was recruitment thread.

    No problem, you are welcome. Obviously they won't be in the office today, as it is the bank holiday, so they will get back to you as soon as they can at some point this week. I'm also fairly certain that you wouldn't have been able to sign up again, unless you gave different personal...
  14. Andy

    Closed UK: DecodeME updates, was recruitment thread.

    Tia, hopefully I'm in time to ask you not to sign up again, and to get in touch with out team at info@decodeme.org.uk. I think we would prefer to resolve situations like this than have people sign up multiple times. Given that it sounds like you had completed it, it would be a shame to ask you...
  15. Andy

    Long-COVID or long before? Neurocognitive deficits in people with COVID-19, 2022, Baumeister et al

    Highlights • The COVID group of the follow-up survey reported increased subjective neurocognitive complaints. • These complaints were not consistent with objective test performance. • The COVID group showed a greater depressive symptom burden compared with the non-COVID group. • Complaints need...
  16. Andy

    Closed UK: DecodeME updates, was recruitment thread.

    I think it will be dependent on what settings you had enabled (or disabled) in Firefox. We would expect the questionnaire to work on any major browser out there due to the platform it is built on but some people are finding that some security settings and security programs are disabling it for...
  17. Andy

    International: Science for ME social media posts

    News in Brief posts for w/c 12th Sept. https://www.facebook.com/sci4me/posts/pfbid0RYnjiJoP4rbtjfnjHLXdBADXAG4u7w2CvPD9dqcV3fjchyYHGCXhEE8B5Gb9fGaul and thread of research published https://www.facebook.com/sci4me/posts/pfbid0NPCzerjLKNu2TuyabK87SofKkUBWCTEuGvLXnDJzyzKMMfN2udMGcXQKJ6or3Zqpl
  18. Andy

    Closed UK: DecodeME updates, was recruitment thread.

    And you are, of course, entitled to your opinion. However, I would point out that the decision to commision the fulfillment company, which stored our spit kits, sending them out when asked in cardboard packaging that they supply, was taken equally by the members of the DecodeME management team...
  19. Andy

    Long Covid and Apheresis – Where are we Standing?, 2022, Steenblock et al

    A continual increase in cases of Long Covid constitutes a medical and socioeconomic challenge to health systems around the globe. While the true extent of this problem cannot yet be fully evaluated, recent data suggests that up to 20% of people with confirmed with SARS-CoV-2 suffer from...
  20. Andy

    Systemic conditions associated with increased risk to develop oral squamous cell carcinoma: Systematic review & meta-analysis, 2022, Dos Santos et al

    Abstract This study aimed to map systemic alterations predisposing to oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) onset. This review was conducted according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses. Five databases were used to access (1) reports of OSCC co-occurring in...
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