Myalgic encephalomyelitis or chronic fatigue syndrome: how could the illness develop?(2019) - G.Morris,Maes,Berk,Puri

[Ravn]

Thanks @MyalgicE.

Given that I didn't understand the original paper, logically I cannot comment on how accurate your summary is. What I can say is this: your piece sure is a heck of a lot easier to read

 

[ME/CFS Skeptic]

I thought he was Australian and just lived in Belgium

Michael Maes? No, I'm pretty sure he's from Belgium. He has written books in Dutch about CFS and depression and had a clinic in Antwerp.

He wrote that he became frustrated with the Belgian universities, that he could not do the research he wanted, that he, as a pioneer in biomedical research, was not taken seriously etc. So he moved to other places. If I'm not mistaken he has a connection with Thailand through his wife.

Great summary, thanks for that. The biomedical research of Morris and Maes is a bit over my head, certainly their recent paper. But I think their main hypothesis is, as you explain, that of "escalating chronic systemic inflammation."

 

[MyalgicE]

Michael Maes? No, I'm pretty sure he's from Belgium. He has written books in Dutch about CFS and depression and had a clinic in Antwerp.

Thanks Michiel.