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.
02 October, 2023
Autistic Individuals Have Increased Risk Of Chronic Physical Health Conditions Across The Whole Body
Autistic people have higher rates of chronic physical health conditions across the whole body and are more likely to have complex health needs, according to a study led by researchers at the University of Cambridge. Their findings, published in the journal Molecular Autism, have important implications for the clinical care of autistic people.
16 July, 2023
Autoantibodies To Selenoprotein P In Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Suggest Selenium Transport Impairment And Acquired Resistance To Thyroid Hormone.
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) presents with symptoms of hypothyroidism, including mental and physical fatigue, poor sleep, depression, and anxiety. However, thyroid hormone (TH) profiles of elevated thyrotropin and low thyroxine (T4) are not consistently observed. Recently, autoantibodies to the Se transporter SELENOP (SELENOP-aAb) have been identified in Hashimoto’s thyroiditis and shown to impair selenoprotein expression. We hypothesized that SELENOP-aAb are prevalent in CFS, and associate with reduced selenoprotein expression and impaired TH deiodination.
30 January, 2023
Autonomic Nervous System Regulation Effects Of Epipharyngeal Abrasive Therapy For Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Associated With Chronic Epipharyngitis
Objective: To evaluate the autonomic nerve stimulation effect of epipharyngeal abrasive therapy (EAT) on myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) associated with chronic epipharyngitis. Heart rate variability analysis was performed. The study was conducted by analyzing heart rate variability.
12 December, 2022
Avindra Nath On ME/CFS And Long COVID – “We’re Going To Learn A Lot”
An interview with US ME/CFS researcher Avindra Nath.
08 July, 2023
Award-Winning Emu Beanie Set For Display After Success At Alice Springs Festival
They do a great job keeping our heads warm and can lay claim to being a daggy fashion icon, but does the humble beanie belong in an art gallery? Crochet creator and self-confessed "beanieologist" Meggan Jack, from Tyalgum on the New South Wales North Coast, would argue the answer is yes. The winner of seven first-prize awards at the Alice Springs Beanie Festival lives with chronic fatigue syndrome and has been knocking needles for 36 years.
30 March, 2024
Awareness Day Event For Fibromyalgia And ME/CFS
May 12 is the annual Awareness Day for people living with Fibromyalgia and ME/CFS. The City of Gold Coast invites anyone in the community that has an interest in these conditions to join them on Wednesday 15 May to celebrate this Awareness Day.
06 May, 2023
Awareness Of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Urged
OVERWORKED: Taiwanese have little awareness about the condition, even though Taiwan’s average annual work hours are the fourth-highest in the world, a doctor said.
02 June, 2020
Bad Conspiracy Theories: The Bad, The Worse And The Ugliest
An article reviewing a video by discredited ME/CFS researcher Judy Mikovits.
26 July, 2022
Banished To Nomad Land
Marie Leblanc, 57, was diagnosed with multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS) and electromagnetic hypersensitivity ten years ago. It's a condition she's battled her whole life, and in 2019 she decided she could no longer tolerate the pain and discomfort of indoor living options.
17 October, 2021
Banoffee On New Album ‘Teartracks’: “It Can Feel Very Double-Sided To Have A Break-Up Record Written About You”
After COVID-19 upended both her music career and love life, Martha Brown decided to make an album of honesty, heartbreak and humour.
