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Abstract Medically unexplained syndromes (MUS), also termed persistent physical symptoms, are both prevalent and disabling. Yet treatments for MUS are marked by high rates of patient dissatisfaction, as well as disagreement between patients and providers on the management of persistent physical...

Full title: Motivational interviewing intervention for increasing physical activity and improving dietary behaviors: The Lupus Intervention Fatigue Trial protocol Abstract The Lupus Intervention Fatigue Trial (LIFT) is a prospective, randomized controlled trial to assess the effectiveness of a...

Posting as mentions CFS, but nothing of much consequences as far as I can see.

In recent years, language function impairment caused by intracranial diseases has gained increasing interest, mainly due to its significant impact on the language and cognitive ability, leading to a serious decline in the quality of life of patients. Consequently, researchers aimed to clarify...

This team are so determined not to talk about ME/CFS - there is no mention of it at all other than obliquely. "There is established evidence for PEM or PESE in the literature as a hallmark finding in LC and other post-viral illness. Relapse can be triggered by physical, cognitive, or emotional...

Genetic data on 500,000 volunteers in UK to be released for scientific study "A new era of medical discoveries, treatments and cures is on the horizon, researchers say, following the announcement that an unprecedented trove of genetic information is to be made available to scientists. Health...

"In a momentous landmark for medical research, UK Biobank has today [Thursday 30 November] unveiled incredible new data from whole genome sequencing (1) of its half a million (2) participants. This is set to drive the discovery of new diagnostics, treatments and cures and, uniquely, is available...

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Full title: First insights into multidisciplinary and multispecialty long COVID networks—a SWOT analysis from the perspective of ambulatory health care professionals Introduction: Multidisciplinary and multispecialty approaches with central integration of primary care, individualized long-term...

Abstract Inflammation is a biological phenomenon involved in a wide variety of physiological and pathological processes. Although a controlled inflammatory response is beneficial for restoring homeostasis, it can become unfavorable if dysregulated. In recent years, major progress has been made...

Project website here, https://idea-fast.eu/ We have a thread for one of their publications, Assessing fatigue and sleep in chronic diseases using physiological signals from wearables: A pilot study 2022 Antikainen et al It is noted in the above thread that one of their exclusions is CFS.

Both those links are to the same study, which is discussed here, Effect of the subjective intensity of fatigue and interoception on perceptual regulation and performance during ...activity, 2022, Greenhouse-Tucknott

Highlights Neuroinflammation is the most convincing hypothesis for ME/CFS pathophysiology, explaining its multifaceted symptoms and pathological features. Across various neuroimaging techniques, including MRI, MRS, PET, and EEG, the frontal cortex was the most frequently observed region. Our...

Clinical specimens for this study A total of 15 and 15 subjects were included in the CFS-only and CFS + FM groups, respectively. They were diagnosed as reported [Citation7]. Thus all subjects fulfilled the 1994 case criteria for CFS [Citation8] as modified by BHN to include severity: Patients...

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Abstract Objective Fatigue is identified as one of the most prevalent and persistent problems reported by people with post COVID-19 condition that negatively impacts on everyday living and resumption of pre-COVID-19 lifestyle. A pilot occupational therapy fatigue management intervention was...

Tweet in the post above is first in a thread explaining why someone on Twitter thinks this questionnaire is really good.

Paywalled, so can't tell how many patients, and what selection criteria.

Developing a clinical assessment toolkit for people with ME/CFS and clinical services. Part 1: The Index of ME Symptoms (TIMES) We are asking adults who have been diagnosed with myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) (also known as chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS)), including those whose ME/CFS was...

Here we report preliminary data demonstrating that some patients with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatiguesyndrome (ME/CFS) may have catalytic autoantibodies that cause the breakdown of myelin basic protein (MBP). We propose that these MBP-degradative antibodies are important to the...