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  1. Andy

    ATP Supply from Cytosol to Mitochondria Is an Additional Role of Aerobic Glycolysis to Prevent Programmed Cell Death by... 2025 Matsuda et al

    Full title: ATP Supply from Cytosol to Mitochondria Is an Additional Role of Aerobic Glycolysis to Prevent Programmed Cell Death by Maintenance of Mitochondrial Membrane Potential Abstract Eukaryotic cells generate ATP primarily via oxidative and substrate-level phosphorylation. Despite the...
  2. Andy

    The Association Between COVID-19-Related Persistent Symptoms, Psychological Flexibility, and General Mental Health Among... 2025 Yu & McCracken

    Full title: The Association Between COVID-19-Related Persistent Symptoms, Psychological Flexibility, and General Mental Health Among People With and Without Persistent Pain in the UK Abstract Objectives: Persistent symptoms following COVID-19 may adversely impact the general mental health of...
  3. Andy

    Closed UK: DecodeME updates, was recruitment thread.

    No, I won't see tags for threads that I can't see. I appreciate that it won't be helpful to you but I won't be revealing how much notice will be given.
  4. Andy

    Closed UK: DecodeME updates, was recruitment thread.

    Why, what difference does it make?
  5. Andy

    Effects of lactate concentration on T-cell phenotype and mitochondrial respiration 2025 Cho et al

    Abstract Lactate is a critical regulator of cellular processes and immune signaling, and we hypothesize that exercise-induced elevations in lactate help activate immune cells in response to vigorous exercise. Despite its importance, the impact of lactate on T-cell mitochondrial respiration...
  6. Andy

    Awakening the sense of the possible: the Symptoms Clinic as liminal affective technology 2025 Greco et al

    Highlights Causal complexity characterises persistent physical symptoms (PPS) disproportionate to disease. The Symptoms Clinic Intervention recognises the reality of PPS and co-constructs explanations. Causal dispositionalism offers a second order explanatory vocabulary for complex singular...
  7. Andy

    Cognitive Performance Fatigability, Perceived Fatigability, and Trait Fatigue in Post-COVID-19 Condition: A Cross-Sectional Study 2025 Andersson et al

    Abstract Objective: Earlier research on fatigue in post-COVID-19 condition (PCC) has mainly studied subjective fatigue, either over a prolonged period (trait fatigue) or in relation to a certain situation (state fatigue) in the form of perceived fatigability. Another aspect of state fatigue...
  8. Andy

    Course of Fatigue and Sleep After Moderate to Severe Traumatic Brain Injury 2025 van Heugten et al

    Abstract Objective: To examine the development of different dimensions of fatigue and subjective and objective measures of sleep in the first 18 months post moderate to severe traumatic brain injury (TBI), and explore the association with biological (processing speed), psychological (mood), and...
  9. Andy

    Daily steps and health outcomes in adults: a systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis 2025 Ding et al

    Summary Background Despite the rapid increase in evidence from the past decade on daily steps and health-related outcomes, existing systematic reviews primarily focused on few outcomes, such as all-cause mortality. This study synthesised the prospective dose-response relationship between daily...
  10. Andy

    Affective dysregulation and sex differences in somatic symptom disorder: A 6-month longitudinal and mediation analysis 2025 Park et al

    Highlights SSD patients exhibited greater reductions in somatic symptoms over 6 months compared to controls. Somatic symptoms were related to anxiety and trait anger, particularly in females. An interaction between anxiety and trait anger contributed to symptom severity. Reductions in anxiety...
  11. Andy

    Blog: Challenges of ‘Imposter participants’ in patient and public involvement, 2025, Saunders, Kingstone and Chew-Graham

    "The term “imposter participants” has been proposed to characterise individuals who, for the purpose of participating in research, provide false identities and experiences [1-4]. The term ‘Inauthentic participants’ is a broader term which describes individuals or technologies that engage in...
  12. Andy

    UK Government Delivery Plan for ME/CFS, published 22nd July 2025

    Because those people who did express such reservations weren't listened to; once that was apparent then I didn't continue to waste my precious energy on pointless actions, especially as I have more productive things to focus on.
  13. Andy

    UK Government Delivery Plan for ME/CFS, published 22nd July 2025

    Yep, I can confirm this had nothing to do with the government.
  14. Andy

    Europe: European ME Alliance (EMEA) (also EMECC and EMERG)

    Podcast: Invisible Battles: The Unseen Realities of Neurological Conditions "Welcome to another episode of Brain Health Matters, brought to you by the European Federation of Neurological Associations. In this episode, we’re shining a light on something often overlooked but deeply impactful—the...
  15. Andy

    Review Cost effectiveness of non-pharmacological interventions for fatigue in patients with long-term conditions: a systematic literature review, 2025 Davis+

    Some very odd word choice, "CBT was either dominated by usual care" and "PEP dominated CBT" Perhaps AI 'helped' out?
  16. Andy

    Review Cost effectiveness of non-pharmacological interventions for fatigue in patients with long-term conditions: a systematic literature review, 2025 Davis+

    "Acknowledgements The authors would like to thank Helen Dawes, Vincent Deary, Julia Newton, Kate Fryer, Samantha McCormick, David Coyle and Shijie Ren who contributed to the design of the research and specification of the review protocol."
  17. Andy

    Review Cost effectiveness of non-pharmacological interventions for fatigue in patients with long-term conditions: a systematic literature review, 2025 Davis+

    ABSTRACT Introduction We aimed to assess the cost-effectiveness of non-pharmacological interventions for fatigue in patients with chronic conditions in the UK. Methods This systematic review of cost-effectiveness studies aligns with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and...
  18. Andy

    Post-infection Symptomatology of Human Metapneumovirus Infection 2025 Kenny et al

    ABSTRACT Introduction: Though there has been much discussion about post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection, there has been limited study on symptoms following infection with other respiratory viruses. Methods: In this retrospective chart review, we reviewed the medical records of 92...
  19. Andy

    UK Government Delivery Plan for ME/CFS, published 22nd July 2025

    Letter received via email sent to all members of the 'Task and Finish Group' from Ashley Dalton MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Public Health and Prevention Letter also attached as Word document.
  20. Andy

    UK Government Delivery Plan for ME/CFS, published 22nd July 2025

    When my capacity allowed I attended a number of these meetings as a patient rep from DecodeME. Unfortunately it became obvious very rapidly it was a complete waste of my energy and time and unfortunately my assessment seems to have been proven correct.
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