2018

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29697324 (Not available on SH)

https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1006991 There is also a separate thread on a news article covering related research: Note that the news article says "Chronic Fatigue Syndrome", while the actual paper says "chronic fatigue".

March 2018- short Q and A Ron Davis says they are working on 4 possible biomarkers. They believe something may be wrong with a central control system in the body. If this can be corrected, there may be no need for a new drug.

This is a preprint - made available by the authors on bioRxiv before publication while the paper is still in peer review.

Are probiotic treatments useful on fibromyalgia syndrome or chronic fatigue syndrome patients? A systematic review. Roman P1,2, Carrillo-Trabalón F3, Sánchez-Labraca N1, Cañadas F4, Estévez AF4, Cardona D1. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29695180

mentioned by @Binkie4 on another thread " reMEmber Saturday 12 May 2pm – ME Awareness Conference. Dr Amolak Bansal clinical lead of the Surrey CFS/ME Service, will be talking about the mitochondrial research of Professor Julia Newton at Newcastle University. Dr Charles Shepherd Medical...

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29692205 https://www.futuremedicine.com/doi/10.2217/epi-2017-0150

Trial By Error: Goodbye, Australia; and Two Updates After I posted yesterday’s blog about Professor Lloyd’s perplexing memory lapse relative to PACE, Tom Kindlon and I exchanged a few messages. He told me that he had written a letter to the Journal of Internal Medicine after Professor Lloyd’s...

The paper has been provisionally accepted by Frontiers in Immunology, and the full text is due to be published soon. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2018.01028/abstract

We've organised a performance to raise awareness and funds for ME at Wheal Martyn, China Clay Museum, St Austell, Cornwall. We hope that people with ME, their families, carers, friends and members of the public will come along to listen, connect and celebrate the amazing strength and resilience...

Found on twitter Interesting reading https://www.theyworkforyou.com/whall/?id=2018-04-23a.231.0&s=%28%22full+fact%22+OR+fullfact+OR+%22fullfact+org%22%29#g272.4

Tuller looks at some of the annoying and unjustified claims Andrew Lloyd has made about the PACE trial, and those pointing out problems with it. http://www.virology.ws/2018/04/24/trial-by-error-andrew-lloyds-past-endorsement-of-pace/ Warning: probably not ideal reading before bed. It's got me...

The segment starts at 2 hours 11 minutes with a brief description of the symptoms of ME. A chat with Philip Murray, @phil_in_bristol, one of the organisers of this year's #millionsmissing in Bristol. He describes how he became ill 20 years ago, and how it took six months before he could stand...

Trial By Error: The Shopping Bag Study; and New York State’s Revamped Website 24 April 2018 By David Tuller, DrPH http://www.virology.ws/2018/04/24/trial-by-error-the-shopping-bag-study-and-new-york-states-revamped-website/ And now, from our good friends in the psychology department at the...

This is Bath Dept.of Psychology. The supervisor is Jo Daniels, research interests, Metacognitions and symptom severity in COPD Emergency Dept frequent attenders Early Intervention in fatigue Health anxiety in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/ME Pain in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/ME Fibromyalgia...

Article (in Swedish): Yle: Mystiska trötthetssyndromet ME/CFS knäckte Anton, 28, efter en vanlig influensa - psykiater tror att sjukdomen sprids via sociala medier google translation: Mystical fatigue syndrome ME/CFS cracked Anton, 28, after a regular flu - psychiatrist believes the disease is...

"I must caution against the over-aggressive use of exercise programs, which can worsen symptoms." "It’s very frustrating, since it implies that a person’s physical symptoms are due to some weakness in his or her character." To Your Good Health: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Has a New Name...