2018

https://thepsychologist.bps.org.uk/volume-31/october-2018/does-psychology-face-exaggeration-crisis Seems to me that many of the things he talks about aren't exclusive to the psychology world.

Peak Oxygen Uptake in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis: A Meta-Analysis. Franklin JD, Atkinson G, Atkinson JM, Batterham AM. Int J Sports Med. 2018 Dec 17. doi: 10.1055/a-0802-9175. [Epub ahead of print] Abstract: "To evaluate the magnitude of the difference in VO2peak...

Severe posterior hypometabolism but normal perfusion in a patient with chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis revealed by PET/MRI. Sahbai S1, Kauv P2, Abrivard M3, Blanc-Durand P4, Aoun-Sebati M3, Emsen B4, Luciani A5, Hodel J2,5, Authier FJ3, Itti E4. Author information 2018 Dec...

"House of Commons recognizes ME/FM and the Network In the House of Commons Thursday Dec 13, Member of Parliament Anita Vandenbeld made a very powerful statement recognizing the difficulties facing the ME/FM community in Canada. You can watch her statement here: Youtube...

PDF file at https://www.meassociation.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/MEA-M.E.-Research-Summary-Dec-2018.pdf https://www.facebook.com/meassociation/posts/2032671066790541 ETA: Facebook post

Open access at https://www.dovepress.com/a-predictive-algorithm-to-identify-genes-that-discriminate-individuals-peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-JPR

https://medium.com/@rochellejoslyn/2018-me-cfs-research-summary-9fe3f60b2f48 Link to interactive version hosted by Solve, https://solvecfs.org/me-cfs-research-a-year-in-review/

Announcement on Facebook from NCNED https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=1453570698108723&id=301252900007181 Not yet available online from the journal as far as my Google skills could tell me.

Here's a weird one: A 4-day mindfulness-based cognitive behavioural intervention program for CFS/ME. An open study, with one-year follow-up. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2018.00720/abstract These people seem to be implying that four days of CBT will fix your "CFS/ME"...

Online Educational Series A six part educational video series designed to empower patients and their advocates with the tools to communicate with their healthcare providers. VIDEO 1: Getting the Right Diagnosis 38 minutes VIDEO 2: Activity Intolerance & Post-Exertional Malaise 40 minutes...

" SolveCFS Published on Dec 12, 2018 At a recent SMCI gathering in Redwood City, Dr. Jose Montoya, a clinician who has fought for people with ME/CFS for nearly two decades, addressed those who suffer from ME/CFS on behalf of all clinicians. Dr. Montoya is a powerful and caring ally, and we were...

http://www.virology.ws/2018/12/12/trial-by-error-the-view-from-norway/

A compromised paraventricular nucleus within a dysfunctional hypothalamus: A novel neuroinflammatory paradigm for ME/CFS Angus MackayWarren P Tate First Published December 6, 2018 https://doi.org/10.1177/2058738418812342 Bolding in the quoted text mine for clarity.

You may wonder what that picture’s doing here and what that title ‘The Vale of Strange’ is about. It should all become clear as this post progresses. But I think you will agree that ‘The Vale of Strange’ sounds like a fair description of where we find ourselves when we’re trying to argue the...

Trial By Error: And Cochrane Makes Another Move… 10 December 2018 By David Tuller, DrPH http://www.virology.ws/2018/12/10/trial-by-error-and-cochrane-makes-another-move/ Yet another interesting development has taken place at Cochrane—and this new development again suggests that things there...

Immunologists, James Allison, and Tasuku Honjo, went against conventional wisdom to "pioneer treatments that unleash the body's own immune system to attack cancer cells." These two scientists will share the 2018 Nobel prize in Physiology or Medicine...

https://www.meaction.net/2018/12/05/all-i-want-for-christmas-is-sciencenotstigma/

It looks to me like this has actually happened- not sure if I can quite believe it. Link: https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD011040.pub2/full

Open access at https://translational-medicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12967-018-1713-2

Saw this linked to on Facebook. Full paper available at https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/23f4ba_ae3ffbf6ff614c669f1e6ad9420a2dc9.pdf I'm puzzled about where this was actually published. In the document linked to above it says On what appears to be the website of the Journal of Biological...