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  1. GlassCannonLife

    Metabolomic Evidence for Peroxisomal Dysfunction and Dysregulation of the CDP-Choline Pathway in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

    Just saw this article posted up on the ME/CFS News twitter. Link is here. Abstract: Emphasis above is my own. It made me think of a relatively recent (6-8 months ago..?) discussion I saw regarding plasmalogens. I made preliminary notes on them but didn't search further - perhaps this is...
  2. C

    Hypothalamic-Pituitary autoimmunity and related impairment of hormone secretions in chronic fatigue syndrome

    https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34254637/ Hypothalamic-Pituitary autoimmunity and related impairment of hormone secretions in chronic fatigue syndrome Annamaria De Bellis, 1, 2, Giuseppe Bellastella, 2, 3, Vlenia Pernice, 2, Paolo Cirillo, 2, Miriam Longo, 2, 3...
  3. Pyrrhus

    Onset Patterns and Course of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (Chu et al., 2019)

    Not new, but an important epidemiological paper: Onset Patterns and Course of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (Chu et al., 2019) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6370741/ Lily Chu, Ian J. Valencia, Donn W. Garvert, and Jose G. Montoya Excerpt:
  4. Pyrrhus

    Dysregulation of the Kennedy Pathway and Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle in ME/CFS (Che et al., 2021) (Pre-print)

    Dysregulation of the Kennedy Pathway and Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle in ME/CFS (Che et al., 2021) (Pre-print) Authors: Xiaoyu Che, Christopher R. Brydges, Yuanzhi Yu, Adam Price, Shreyas Joshi, Ayan Roy, Bohyun Lee, Dinesh K. Barupal, Aaron Cheng, Dana March Palmer, Susan Levine, Daniel L...
  5. Murph

    Cortical Hypoactivation During Resting EEG Suggests Central Nervous System Pathology

    Biol Psychol. 2018 May 23. pii: S0301-0511(18)30407-1. doi: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2018.05.016. [Epub ahead of print] Cortical Hypoactivation During Resting EEG Suggests Central Nervous System Pathology in Patients with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. Zinn MA1, Zinn ML1, Valencia I2, Jason LA3, Montoya...