2020

https://newseu.cgtn.com/news/2020-01-05/-You-can-t-experience-happiness-if-you-don-t-feel-sadness-too--MXlMqxEgZG/index.html

https://www.bmj.com/content/368/bmj.m105?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_term=hootsuite&utm_content=sme&utm_campaign=usage (paywalled, no sci-hub link as yet) see also: Retraction of WHO guidance on opioid use https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6933427/

full article here https://www.lancs.live/news/lancashire-news/former-weightlifter-pendle-tells-how-17538569

Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth in Irritable Bowel Syndrome A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Case-Control Studies https://journals.lww.com/ajg/Abstract/publishahead/Small_Intestinal_Bacterial_Overgrowth_in_Irritable.99456.aspx

Just posted by ME Association Asking people to contact their MPs to ask them to join. https://www.meassociation.org.uk/2020/01/the-all-party-parliamentary-group-on-me-to-re-convene-please-invite-your-mp-to-attend-09-january-2020/

Another dubious mouse model, this time from Korea. Open access, https://www.mdpi.com/2218-273X/10/1/71

Specter of possible new virus emerging from central China raises alarms across Asia By Gerry Shih and Lena H. Sun - Washington Post (Jan 8, 2020)

From https://beta.bma.org.uk/news-and-opinion/bma-presidential-essay-prize

Link: https://osf.io/preprints/metaarxiv/9sz2y/ DOI: 10.31222/osf.io/9sz2y

https://casereports.bmj.com/content/13/1/e232502

Development of a conceptual framework to underpin a health-related quality of life outcome measure in paediatric chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalopathy (CFS/ME): prioritisation through card ranking Roxanne M. Parslow, Nina Anderson, Danielle Byrne, Kirstie L. Haywood, Alison Shaw...

Systematic review of randomized controlled trials for chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME) full paper https://translational-medicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12967-019-02196-9

Another dubious mouse model of CFS from Japan. Open access, https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/bpb/43/1/43_b19-00616/_html/-char/en

https://jnnp.bmj.com/content/91/1/21.abstract Efficacy and safety of anti-inflammatory agents for the treatment of major depressive disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials Hard to say whether this is GIGO without an in-depth look but this was to be...

http://www.investinme.org/IIMER-newslet-20-0101QI.shtml

Talk (no booking required, public) no abstract yet Date: 28 January 2020, 12:15 (Tuesday, 2nd week, Hilary 2020) Venue: University Department of Psychiatry Headington OX3 7JX Organising department: Department of Psychiatry https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/5a0edd5a-46e6-4f9a-8cca-f139852175f5/

Brain, Behavior, and Immunity Volume 83, January 2020, Pages 309-314 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0889159119304507?dgcid=author

https://www.actionforme.org.uk/news/early-bird-registration-now-open-cmrc-2020/ Event ticket page, https://www.eventbee.com/v/uk-cfsme-research-collaborative-6th-annual-science-conference/event?eid=105083142#/tickets

Intro: M.E. Awareness NZ are investigating how we can bring quality education sessions on ME/CFS to the 2020 RNZCGP (Royal NZ College of GPs) conference (perhaps cover MUS also?). This conference is being combined with WONCA Asia Pacific, so there will be a lot of overseas GPs attending as...

No more information at the moment other than confirmation of the dates, 26th to 30th May, which puts the conference on a Saturday. 27th - Thinking the Future conference, young and early career researchers focused day. 28th and 29th - 10th Biomedical Research into ME Colloquium 30th - 15th...