The co-author of two papers widely criticised by scientists and academics for multiple ethical violations has written a "risk of bias" tool for @cochranecollab which @bmj_company published online.
"... this revision makes it easier for unblinded studies relying on self-reported outcomes to be assessed as having “low risk” of bias. In fact, studies with this design are at high risk of bias." Unsurprisingly, "they are favored by members of the CBT/GET ideological brigades."
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🧵 PART 2: A selection of #MECFS and #LongCovid research papers published in 2025 contd:
26/ 'AI-driven multi-omics modeling of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome' nature.com/articles/s4159…
27/ 'Heightened innate immunity may trigger chronic inflammation, fatigue and post-exertional malaise in ME/CFS' medrxiv.org/content/10.110…
28/ 'Two neurocognitive domains identified for patients with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome and post-acute sequelae of COVID-19' frontiersin.org/journals/neuro…
🧵 A selection of #MECFS and #LongCovid research papers published in 2025:
1/ 'Abnormal T-Cell Activation And Cytotoxic T-Cell Frequency Discriminates Symptom Severity In Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome' medrxiv.org/content/10.110…
2/ 'Re-visiting professional ethics in psychotherapy: reflections on the use of talking therapies as a supportive adjunct for ME/CFS and "medically unexplained symptoms" (MUS)' jme.bmj.com/content/early/…
3/ "ME/CFS is a diagnosable sequela that develops at an increased rate following SARS-CoV-2 infection." #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #MECFS link.springer.com/article/10.100…
🧵 1/8 Continuing her impressive work with AI, @JennyWi04810918 asked ChatGPT to devise a treatment plan based on "all the confirmed published research that has been replicated in M.E., starting from 1955 to the present day." Here's what it came up with...
🧵1/11 Jenny Wilson (@JennyWi04810918) is obtaining some fascinating results using AI to interpret test results of anonymous, severely ill #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis patients who have been dismissed by their GP. In this case, Jenny didn't mention ME.
🧵 A selection of #MECFS and #LongCovid research papers published in 2024:
1/ 'Physical exertion worsens symptoms in patients with post-COVID condition : Post-exertional malaise in patients with post-COVID condition' scienceopen.com/hosted-documen…
3/ 'Dysregulation of extracellular vesicle protein cargo in female myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome cases and sedentary controls in response to maximal exercise' isevjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/je…