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  1. Andy

    The Observer/Guardian article: Does the microbiome hold the key to chronic fatigue? About patient led 'research' group Remission Biome.

    From "Dr. T", "If your GUT (enteric nervous system barrier) or BBB (blood-brain-barrier) is compromised you can make REALLY IMPACTFUL changes in as little as a few months. Heal leaky gut w/ BPC-157 and gut-brain axis with ProdromeGlia and ProdromeNeuro." No need to bother with expensive and...
  2. Andy

    Petition: S4ME 2023 - Cochrane: Withdraw the harmful 2019 Exercise therapy for CFS review

    3,250 signatures at time of posting. https://www.change.org/p/cochrane-withdraw-the-harmful-2019-exercise-therapy-for-cfs-review
  3. Andy

    Determinants of the maximal functional reserve during repeated supramaximal exercise by humans: The roles of Nrf2/Keap1... 2023 Galvan-Alvarez et al

    Funnily enough I was talking with my wife about how I feel, and I was describing that, even before I do anything else, I feel a lack of a large part of my energy, which in itself is a weird thing to me - 40 years ill and I still feel as if I am missing energy, I would have thought I would have...
  4. Andy

    Could Some Patients With Fibromyalgia Potentially Have Hypophosphatasia? A Retrospective Single-Center Study 2023 Injean et al

    Abstract Objective Hypophosphatasia (HPP) is a rare disease characterized by incomplete or defective bone mineralization due to a mutation in the alkaline phosphatase (ALP) gene causing low levels of ALP. Disease presentation is heterogeneous and can present as a chronic pain syndrome like...
  5. Andy

    UK Government ME/CFS Delivery Plan consultation

    From the bottom of the document. "This Easy Read booklet was produced by easy-read-online.co.uk The booklet includes images licensed from Photosymbols & Shutterstock. "
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    Determinants of the maximal functional reserve during repeated supramaximal exercise by humans: The roles of Nrf2/Keap1... 2023 Galvan-Alvarez et al

    Full title: Determinants of the maximal functional reserve during repeated supramaximal exercise by humans: The roles of Nrf2/Keap1, antioxidant proteins, muscle phenotype and oxygenation Abstract When high-intensity exercise is performed until exhaustion a “functional reserve” (FR) or...
  7. Andy

    Review Effectiveness of physical activity interventions on reducing perceived fatigue among adults with chronic conditions: .. review.., 2023, Barakou et a

    Bias shown in only the second paragraph. "While some recommendations suggest that PA might reduce fatigue symptoms32,33,34,35, other studies indicate limited or no effects of exercise therapy on fatigue among adults with chronic fatigue syndrome36 and Parkinson’s disease37. Nevertheless, PA...
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    UK Government ME/CFS Delivery Plan consultation

    Well, this is a crap explanation. (Click to expand)
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    UK Government ME/CFS Delivery Plan consultation

    From an email. "Easy-read versions of the ME/CFS Interim Delivery Plan and Consultation are now available at the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/our-plan-to-improve-the-lives-of-people-with-mecfs-easy-read The easy-read consultation is open for 8 weeks, closing 30...
  10. Andy

    Petition: S4ME 2023 - Cochrane: Withdraw the harmful 2019 Exercise therapy for CFS review

    New social media posts for easy sharing. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sci4me/posts/pfbid0bB3ujPACo4UT3Hmyi24gLaSE15cSyYqKK75QAkEuJnhLSQSHaLkFijTv8pfWD6afl Mastodon: https://med-mastodon.com/@s4me/111011589437964113
  11. Andy

    All-or-Nothing Behavior and Catastrophic Thinking Predict Fatigue in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Prospective Cohort Study 2023 Moulton Chalder et al

    "Is there no mercy in this world for those of us forced by professional obligations to read this unceasing stream of sewage?" You absolutely have my sympathy but just think what it is like then for those of us who don't even have professional obligations, but are forced by a potentially...
  12. Andy

    Petition: S4ME 2023 - Cochrane: Withdraw the harmful 2019 Exercise therapy for CFS review

    2,218 signatures at time of posting. https://www.change.org/p/cochrane-withdraw-the-harmful-2019-exercise-therapy-for-cfs-review
  13. Andy

    News from Cochrane

    Medical-evidence giant Cochrane battles funding cuts and closures "This month, more than 1,000 people will gather in London for a meeting of Cochrane, the group known for its gold-standard reviews of evidence in medicine. The conference marks the 30th anniversary of an organization that helped...
  14. Andy

    United Kingdom: ME Research UK (MERUK) News

    ME Research UK and Daphne Jackson Trust launch ME/CFS Fellowship "Applications are invited for a three-year Daphne Jackson Fellowship co-sponsored by ME Research UK. The Fellowship is open to talented researchers with a PhD – likely in a life science e.g. biomedical sciences, whole organismal...
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    International: Science for ME social media posts

    Published papers thread for w/c 28th August. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sci4me/posts/pfbid06UUDb5rEkGXuFgdkaFAxz7unb2qHUZXXLze8s3VcQJ4rqkostVDZoH6wVhL9u1vTl Mastodon: https://med-mastodon.com/@s4me/111006223930043318
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    Long Covid in the media and social media 2023

    UK’s Long Covid research under threat from regulator backlog, warn scientists "Scientists are warning that delays at the UK’s medicines regulator mean an important trial looking for ways of treating Long Covid risks running out of money before it finishes. Researchers hunting for treatments...
  17. Andy

    Analysis of research funded by UK bodies and assessed in the NICE guideline process?

    Thanks. In the consultation the figures listed are, since 2013, MRC, £4.15 million (including £3.19 million for DecodeME), and NIHR, £3.9 million (not including DecodeME). Looking at the figures from CRG that you link to suggests that none of that spending resulted in evidence of any use in the...
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    International: Science for ME social media posts

    News in Brief for w/c 28th August. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sci4me/posts/pfbid0GVuQCrRFYe144J1wzEtyBfdLrENtZYcywxfEkJYhVRv5GZV471cQskB79jGSsPt8l Mastodon: https://med-mastodon.com/@s4me/111000988997188106
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    Functional Neurological Disorder (FND) - articles, social media and discussion

    Seems a bit odd that a Phase-2B Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial of Inebilizumab in Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis, https://n.neurology.org/content/98/18_Supplement/1651, is sponsoring a podcast episode about FND.
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    Functional Neurological Disorder (FND) - articles, social media and discussion

    PODCAST: An Updated Round Table Discussion on FND: How and Why Does FND Occur? "In the second episode of our three-part series, Prof. Jon Stone talks with Drs. Selma Aybek, David Perez, and Sarah Lidstone about how and why FND occurs. Associated Links: FND Society at fndsociety.org FND guide...
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