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Abstract While age-associated B cells (ABCs) are known to expand and persist following viral infection and during autoimmunity, their interactions are yet to be studied together in these contexts. Here, we directly compared CD11c+T-bet+ ABCs using models of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)...

Do they vaccinate everyone this time around? Here in Canada the new booster is offered to people 60 and over.

No Simon Decary is a PhD in physiotherapy from Quebec and he is well versed in the ME issue. He is an ally.

It would create the appearance of a conflict of interest?

My heating pad is so helpful and soothing, but I have a hard time describing why. I use one as described by @hellytheelephant. The larger the better. I use it all year round, with the fan on and when it’s summer, with the AC on.

I know of someone who got a FMT and that landed them in ICU with sepsis, so I am concerned about this trial.

I have done several of these computer-based, science calibre neuro-cognitive tests. They can be challenging and cause PEM. I developed a tactic over time, to get through them with the least amount of pain. Of course, knowing what test is being administered helps (say, remembering playing cards...

I feel so sorry for the Barcelona patients who are being referred to a ‘central sensitization service’. It sounds like they are doomed from the get go.

Axilla temperature is the least reliable measurement of them all. It is typically only performed on newborns.

Many of us do this (rest/activity balance) intuitively, by necessity. In general we know our limits, we know when we go beyond our capacities and we know when we have gone too far. It is hard to fathom that in 2023 we are still here, reading scientific papers about activity management, CBT being...

I agree we are such in a mess now because patients who have heard about the miraculous recoveries have asked for the same kind of assessment, and convinced practitioners to look into it, without much supporting evidence. This means that for at least some practitioners, there has been the lure of...

There is no abstract but it is open access and quick read. Here is an excerpt: (Bolding is me adding explanation for the abbreviation)

People from out of country would be more than happy to submit to questionnaires and provide samples.

Literature review papers represent the initial work to form a hypothesis, and indeed apply for funding to test it. It is also an opportunity for collaborators to work together and perhaps even include students (undergrad, masters and PhD), as it is them that do the brunt of the tedious work.

Hello @cassava7, I am so very sorry you are dealing with this huge problem and have not found relief or even cause so far. I hope you can find answers in the tests that you are undergoing. I am not claiming to have answers for you, and you may already have explored these avenues, but I wonder...

Full title: The Link Between Empty Sella Syndrome, Fibromyalgia, and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: The Role of Increased Cerebrospinal Fluid Pressure Abstract: The etiopathogenesis of fibromyalgia (FM) and chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is not yet elucidated...

Sigh.

It's definitely labor intensive work. I believe this work was presented at IACFSME last summer, but I may be wrong. The main author presented something, I remember that.

Right. The kind of collaborative relationship where the patient must accept and commit (aka ACT), must subscribe to their views of psychosomatic belief and must engage in active educative therapies to truly "believe".

I would be curious to know whether the CFS services in the UK resemble these models? What is exactly happening? Also curious to know what happens in other countries.