2021

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: A Case Report Highlighting Diagnosing and Treatment Challenges and the Possibility of Jarisch–Herxheimer Reactions if High Infectious Loads Are Present Straub and Powers Abstract Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is a complex multi-system...

Abstract The Boston University-based Gulf War Illness Consortium (GWIC) is a multidisciplinary initiative developed to provide detailed understanding of brain and immune alterations that underlie Gulf War illness (GWI), the persistent multisymptom disorder associated with military service in...

https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2035790 Abstract BACKGROUND The U.K. 100,000 Genomes Project is in the process of investigating the role of genome sequencing in patients with undiagnosed rare diseases after usual care and the alignment of this research with health care...

https://www.cell.com/cell/pdf/S0092-8674(21)01223-X.pdf Research done in mice. Highlights Neuronal ensembles in the InsCtx are activated during peripheral inflammation Reactivation of these neurons is sufficient to retrieve peripheral inflammation These InsCtx neurons project to autonomic...

Abstract: Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) is a debilitating and often life-long condition affecting over 20,000 New Zealanders. Symptoms include muscle and joint pain, severe fatigue, unrefreshing sleep, hypersensitivity to light and sound, and cognitive dysfunction...

Abstract Background Patient and public involvement can improve study outcomes, but little data have been collected on why this might be. We investigated the impact of the Feasibility and Support to Timely Recruitment for Research (FAST-R) service, made up of trained patients and carers who...

vvv Source: Medical Immunology Vol 23, #4, pp 975-980 Date: July/August 2021 URL: https://www.mimmun.ru/mimmun/article/view/2439 https://www.mimmun.ru/mimmun/article/view/2439/1456 Early diagnostics of autoinflammatory disorders associated with post-viral chronic fatigue...

Posts moved from this thread: Trial of Long Covid treatment - AXA1125 from Axcella Therapeutics, 2021 ________________ Use of whole genome sequencing to determine genetic basis of suspected mitochondrial disorders: cohort study Abstract Objective To determine whether whole genome sequencing...

Opinionated Science Episode 37: Finding Answers for Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) and Mesothelioma November 5, 2021 ME/CFS first 17 minutes...

Full title: Direct and Indirect Relationships Between Physical Activity, Fitness Level, Kinesiophobia, and Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients with Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases: A Network Analysis Introduction: Using a network analysis, the present study investigated the extent...

Highlights An interdisciplinary review of patients’ and professionals perceptions of the functions and effects of naming of psychogenic non-epileptic seizures. Presents a range of considerations for and against different choices of nomenclature. Arguments for, and a trajectory towards...

Abstract Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) results from disordered brain–gut interactions. Identifying susceptibility genes could highlight the underlying pathophysiological mechanisms. We designed a digestive health questionnaire for UK Biobank and combined identified cases with IBS with...

I'm relying on Google translation here, if any errors are spotted please let me know. Quote: Myalgic Encephalomyelitis / Chronic Fatigue Syndrome - ICD-10 G93.3 ME / CFS is a severe multi-system disease that currently affects between 26,000 and 80,000 people in Austria [1]. Depending on its...

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/medically-unexplained-symptoms/ should this page not now say " ME/CFS" and link to the new NICE guideline and specify that if diagnosed with ME/CFS (or ME/CFS is suspected) people should seek advice on ME/CFS 'treatment'.

https://www.mdpi.com/2673-8112/1/3/44 Screening of a Small Number of Italian COVID-19 Syndrome Survivors by Means of the Fatigue Assessment Scale: Long COVID Prevalence and the Role of Gender by Antonella Serafini 1,*, Alberto Tagliaferro 2,3,* Francesco Balbi 1, Alberto Bordo 1, Stefano...

Source: Howard University Date: April 16, 2021 URL: https://www.proquest.com/openview/c0a823ec519e5e6acdd89c29ff4a4b2a/1 Investigating the neural underpinnings of Chronic Fatigue: A multi-modal approach ---------------------------------------------------------- Rakib U. Rayhan -...

This survey study, nested within a prospective cohort of COVID-19 survivors with a minimum of 6 months of follow-up time, assessed the hypothesis that mental health symptoms both preceding and following COVID-19 infection would be associated with post-COVID chronic GI symptoms (see Methods...

This information is from the ME Action website, see http://www.meaction.net/2017/10/30/new-living-w-me-support-group-2/ The November and December schedule for the Living w/ ME Support Group has just been announced: Sunday, November 12: Avoiding Crashes Sunday, December 10: Surviving the...

Abstract We recently demonstrated how sepsis influences the subsequent development of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) presented a conceptual advance in understanding the postsepsis chronic immunoparalysis state. However, the reverse scenario (autoimmunity prior to sepsis) defines...

COVID-19 induces neuroinflammation and loss of hippocampal neurogenesis Robyn Klein, Allison Soung, Cheick Sissoko, Anna Nordvig, Peter Canoll, Madeline Mariani, Xiaoping Jiang, Traci Bricker, James Goldman, Gorazd Rosoklija, Victoria Arango, Mark Underwood, John Mann, Adrianus Boon, Andrew...