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Absolutely. We've had researchers looking into mind-numbingly complex and sometimes poorly understood aspects of biology; this group has recorded and observed the things that they can record and observe with the simplest of tools. Even though there are obvious problems around objectivity, this...

Definitely worth a word with your GP, @Daisybell, if simple things like good hydration and gentle rubbing don't work. Sometimes cramps are a side effect of medication, and the doctor would know whether you take anything that could be the culprit. There might also be treatments that could help.

You'll get there eventually. It does often take a long time, especially if there's more than one factor. My first discovery was that I have lanolin sensitivity, which meant the creams I was prescribed to alleviate the symptoms were making them much worse. Luckily I worked out that petroleum...

As well as the issues about transportation and storage, the Oxford/Astra Zeneca group made a commitment to supply it on a non-profit basis to low- and middle-income countries. This will no doubt help to keeps the costs down. I seem to recall that they're planning to use the large vaccine...

I've had nickel allergy since I was a kid, and it showed up as confirmed on a set of NHS allergy tests I had a few years ago. I've never suspected dietary nickel had any influence, though...it doesn't sound very plausible. Nickel is ubiquitous, and it's probably more likely you came into...

That's the traditional rehab model, like the provision for people who've had a significant stroke. At various times they might be offered support from a dietician, a physio, a speech and language therapist, and an occupational therapist, in addition to a consultant, GP, and specialist nurse...

...and the 23% conversion rate to ME in the IM group! Though I suspect this will have reduced by 12 months post-study. I guess it wasn't a huge study in the grand scheme of things, though, and the basic experiment (perhaps minus the expensive blood analyses) would bear repeating across a number...

I think @mat means which group was suffering from this so-called hysteria – was it the patients, or the doctors?

They say that high-level academic debate between peers can be skilful, polite, and brutal. I suppose the trouble with Twitter is that any bugger can challenge your ideas with the same skill, politeness, and brutality, and that's really not on. "They don't like it up 'em, Mr Mainwaring!"

Same here. The strangest one I get is a deep grinding sensation that goes all the way down my spine. It's as if the top of my spine (and nothing else) was in contact with rock that's being drilled at low speed with a heavy machine. The muscles radiating out across my back then start going into...

I agree, but... Arguably, it has made a difference. Twitter has been very effective at enabling people to get messages out about the existence of long Covid, the impact of the symptoms, the numbers of people suffering, and the whole controversy about GET. It's not going to change the minds of...

I've had the intolerance throughout, and the type of alcohol doesn't make any difference. I basically stopped drinking before I was legally old enough to start! The awful nausea and hangover would start within 20 to 30 minutes, and just isn't worth it. I also have what is probably a histamine...