Welcome to the 80th edition of the Research Digest. This edition summarises research papers trialling CT38s to investigate the involvement of the corticotropin-releasing factor system in ME/CFS and an Australian study observing the impact of life stressors, on those living with ME/CFS. The 80th and final edition of the research digest is concluded for 2021, with Emerge Australia’s full-page advertisement in the AFR, providing ME/CFS a voice in the national Long COVID conversation. Read more
Welcome to the 79th edition of the Research Digest. This month’s edition of the research digest presents an article distinguishing ME/CFS patients based upon herpesviruses serology and also a comprehensive examination of severely ill ME/CFS patients. The 79th edition also highlights a review paper discussing redox imbalance and how this contributes to biological abnormalities that have long been known for ME/CFS, but now are also being observed in patients with acute and Long COVID. Read more
Welcome to the 78th edition of the Research Digest. This edition of the research digest features articles investigating ACE2 gene expression in ME/CFS blood cells and findings from a UK audit of doctors knowledge and experience with ME/CFS. This edition also highlights recent reports in the media, articulating links between long-COVID and ME/CFS. Read more
Welcome to the 77th edition of the Research Digest. This edition of the digest presents articles exploring the feasibility of N-of-1 observational design for the study of ME/CFS, and attribution theory to investigate the relationship between higher perceived stigma and lower functional status found in ME/CFS. Read more
Welcome to the 76th edition of the Research Digest. This edition features articles describing the potential therapeutic benefit of low dose Naltrexone in ME/CFS and a pilot eLORETA study examining the central autonomic network involvement in PEM in ME/CFS. Read more
Welcome to the 75th edition of the Research Digest. This edition features a study investigating pain pressure thresholds during orthostatic stress testing in patients with ME/CFS and another study evaluating hypothalamic/pituitary autoimmunity dysfunction. Read more
Welcome to the 74th edition of the Research Digest. This edition features a systematic review of studies that investigate various sleep characteristics in ME/CFS and a pilot clinical trial of oral melatonin and zinc supplementation. Read more
Welcome to the 73rd edition of the Research Digest featuring a report investigating the availability of preventative programs and their economic benefits for patients with ME/CFS and a review on the use of lymphoblastoid cell lines in studies looking at ME/CFS and other neurological disorders. Read more
Welcome to the 72nd edition of the Research Digest. This fortnight's edition features the results of an open-label trial looking at the tolerability and efficacy of Immunoglobulin treatment in ME/CFS patients and a study exploring the impact that ME/CFS has on occupational participation. Read more