In the News
Keep up to date with the latest news articles from around the world.
Articles represent the views of their authors and not ME/CFS SA. Always seek advice from a registered health practitioner before changing your care plan.
ME/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: The Mysterious Illness Trapping People In Their Bodies
A video from New Zealand's Re: News.
5 Ways The Gut Microbiota May Shape Fibromyalgia Symptoms & Care
Across multiple investigations, patients with Fibromyalgia exhibit lower gut microbial diversity and altered bacterial composition compared with healthy controls. These changes have been associated with greater pain severity, fatigue, anxiety, and depressive symptoms, suggesting that microbiome patterns may reflect disease burden.
Unraveling Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Insights From Top Scientist On Myalgic Encephalomyelitis
A video from TV news network France 24 English.
Canadian Court Backs Employer's Work From Home Refusal In Disability Accommodation Case
A Canadian worker with ME/CFS who asked to do her job from home and requested accommodation has been turned down by British Columbia's highest court which confirmed the employer’s refusal was not discrimination.
Repurposed Drugs Show Modest, Short-Term Benefit For Long COVID Fatigue
A multisite, open-label, randomized controlled trial has found that the anti-inflammatory drug colchicine and a combination antihistamine regimen of famotidine and loratadine produced small, short-lived reductions in fatigue among adults with long COVID. However, the anticoagulant rivaroxaban showed no benefit at all.
New Austrian Study: TRACK-PEM – Tracking And Analyzing Post-Exertional Malaise
From a post on Instagram by "cshvienna": Researcher Katharina Ledebur's project, "TRACK-PEM: Tracking and Analyzing Post-Exertional Malaise," funded by the Austrian Science Fund FWF, focuses on Post-Exertional Malaise (PEM) – the defining symptom of ME/CFS, characterized by a delayed worsening of symptoms that occurs after minimal physical or mental activity.
Agreement And Reliability Between The Two-Day 6-Minute Incremental Step Test And Two-Day Cardiopulmonary Exercise Test In Post COVID-19 Condition For Assessing Post-Exertional Malaise: The REVEAL-Study
Research published in PLOS One.
Charity Concerns Over Changes To ME Services
Changes to the services offered to people with myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) - also known as chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) - or Long Covid, are worrying, according to a leading UK charity.
Implications Of RNA Virus Persistence For Post-Acute Sequelae And Chronic Inflammatory Syndromes
A study published in Nature Immunology.
BOOK SCENE: Rescued Birds Help A Memoirist Find Hope Amid Chronic Illness
A review of We Should All Be Birds: A Memoir by Brian Buckabee with Carol Ann Fitzgerald. Buckabee is an ME/CFS sufferer.
450,000€ Won: Viennese Researcher Aims To Crack The Genetic "Black Box" Of ME/CFS
With the funds from the newly awarded prize, the scientist from the Medical University (Meduni) Vienna can research why the disease does not progress the same for everyone. So far, a “lack of stratification of patients (a division of a diverse patient group into subgroups, note) has prevented uniform study results, and thus also targeted therapies,” according to the justification for the award according to the release.
Anti-Inflammatory Diets For Chronic Pain Disorders With A Focus On Fibromyalgia: A Narrative Review
This narrative review summarises the effects of dietary patterns, including Mediterranean, plant-based, low-FODMAP (Fermentable Oligo-, Di-, Mono-saccharides, and Polyols), elimination, and ketogenic diets, as well as nutritional supplements such as omega-3 fatty acids and antioxidants, on Fibromyalgia symptoms.