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20.01.2022 2-DAY CPET TO DIAGNOSE ME/CFS Researchers at the University of South Australia have shown that 2-day cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) can be used to diag...nose Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS). Work Rate decreased from day 1 to day 2 and by a greater magnitude in ME/CFS patients compared to controls. A decrease in Work Rate of 6 to 10% on the 2nd day of consecutive-day CPET was shown to be optimal for use as an objective biomarker to assist with ME/CFS diagnosis. * Research led by Dr Max Nelson, a Lecturer in Exercise and Sport Science in the School of Health Sciences, University of South Australia. https://people.unisa.edu.au/Max.Nelson

19.01.2022 Great organisation.

13.01.2022 /! By widely known and respected Harvard Medical School professor, Anthony L. Komaroff, MD (a "Viewpoint" article on the JAMA website, July 5, 2019). !

09.01.2022 The NHMRC ME/CFS Advisory Committee draft report has been released for public consultation. Submissions will close on Monday February 18, 2019.

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06.01.2022 SEVERITY OF MONONUCLEOSIS CAN PREDICT ONSET OF CFS Students with infectious mononucleosis can now be assessed using a newly validated tool to predict if they ar...e likely to develop Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. "This allows an opportunity to potentially intervene early in efforts to prevent chronic fatigue syndrome that develops in this setting," says lead author Ben Katz, MD. "Our simple and objective assessment tool allows clinicians to identify patients at risk for more serious infectious mononucleosis, including those who might develop chronic fatigue syndrome following infectious mononucleosis." RESEARCH SUMMARY: "To assess risk factors for chronic fatigue syndrome after mononucleosis, researchers developed and validated a scale for rating the severity of mononucleosis. In a study with 126 college students, they found that participants with a higher mononucleosis severity score had over three times the risk of meeting two or more sets of diagnostic criteria for chronic fatigue syndrome after six months." Research by Ben Katz, Leonard Jason and others, from the Journal of Pediatrics.