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"Gemma Samms (@EdinUniversity) gives update after first year of her ME Research UK-funded PhD research on genetic risk factors. Read more about her project here: http://meres.uk/samms" Click image to see update details.

Background and purpose Female gender, younger age and stressful life events are known predisposing factors for functional neurological disorders (FNDs). Employment in a healthcare profession has also been suggested to be a predisposing factor. We set out to conduct a large-scale case–control...

Background Fatigue is a core symptom of major depressive disorder (MDD) and is frequently refractory to antidepressant treatment, leading to unfavorable clinical/psychosocial outcomes. Dysfunctional self-reported interoception (i.e., maladaptive focus on the body’s physiological condition) is...

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Trial By Error: Interview with Journalist Betsy Ladyzhets about NIH’s Flawed $1.2 Billion RECOVER Program for Long Covid https://virology.ws/2023/09/12/trial-by-error-interview-with-journalist-betsy-ladyzhets-about-nihs-flawed-1-2-billion-recover-program-for-long-covid/

Had an NHS health check today, which is a basic check of things like blood pressure and glucose levels, and cholesterol levels, along with a range of questions about my lifestyle. This was at a local health hub, which was also providing covid booster jabs, and I didn't see anybody else who was...

Youth who identify as transgender and gender nonconforming (TGNC) are at increased risk of anxiety, depression, bullying, and loss of social and family support. These factors may increase the risk of developing functional neurologic disorder (FND). If the risk of FND is increased in TGNC youth...

Paywalled, so didn't think it deserved its own thread. The Financial Burden of Functional Neurological Disorders Purpose of Review Functional neurological disorder (FND) is a common and severely debilitating condition lacking clinical ownership, existing between neurology and psychiatry. This...

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Now published. Paywall, https://www.amjmed.com/article/S0002-9343(23)00540-5/fulltext

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Further investigated here, Anti-satellite glia cell IgG antibodies in FM patients are related to symptom severity and to metabolite concentrations in thalamus and... 2023 Fanton

Seems to be a follow up to Fibromyalgia patients with elevated levels of anti–satellite glia cell immunoglobulin G antibodies present with more severe symptoms 2023 Krock et al

Full title: Anti-satellite glia cell IgG antibodies in fibromyalgia patients are related to symptom severity and to metabolite concentrations in thalamus and rostral anterior cingulate cortex Highlights FMS have higher anti-SGC IgG levels compared to healthy controls. FMS with high, compared...

Now published. Open access, https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/12/17/5478

"GPs are ignoring cancer warning signs in young people, with too many referred for psychological therapy instead of screening, a leading oncology expert has warned. The symptoms of young people repeatedly presenting with pain are too often ignored because there is still a lack of awareness...

Objective: The purpose of the current study was to develop and evaluate a brief screening instrument for ME/CFS. The current study identified 4 symptom items that identify those positive for the IOM ME/CFS case definition. Study Design: A data set of over 2,000 patients with Myalgic...