Julia Newton

Julia L. Newton is Dean for Clinical Medicine and Clinical Professor of Ageing and Medicine at the University of Newcastle in the United Kingdom. She has published a number of ME/CFS studies. She is a member of the UK CFS/ME Collaborative.

Notable studies

 * 2016, Housebound versus nonhousebound patients with myalgic encephalomyelitis and chronic fatigue syndrome"'Abstract - Objectives: The objective of this study was to examine individuals with myalgic encephalomyelitis and chronic fatigue syndrome who are confined to their homes due to severe symptomatology. The existing literature fails to address differences between this group, and less severe, nonhousebound patient populations. Methods: Participants completed the DePaul Symptom Questionnaire, a measure of myalgic encephalomyelitis and chronic fatigue syndrome symptomology, and the SF-36, a measure of health impact on physical/mental functioning. ANOVAs and, where appropriate, MANCOVAS were used to compare housebound and nonhousebound patients with myalgic encephalomyelitis and chronic fatigue syndrome across areas of functioning, symptomatology, and illness onset characteristics. Results: Findings indicated that the housebound group represented one quarter of the sample, and were significantly more impaired with regards to physical functioning, bodily pain, vitality, social functioning, fatigue, postexertional malaise, sleep, pain, neurocognitive, autonomic, neuroendocrine, and immune functioning compared to individuals who were not housebound. Discussion: Findings indicated that housebound patients have more impairment on functional and symptom outcomes compared to those who were not housebound. Understanding the differences between housebound and not housebound groups holds implications for physicians and researchers as they develop interventions intended for patients who are most severely affected by this chronic illness.'"
 * 2016, Assessing current functioning as a measure of significant reduction in activity level
 * 2016, Reduced cardiac volumes in chronic fatigue syndrome associate with plasma volume but not length of disease: a cohort study
 * 2016, The aetiopathogenesis of fatigue: unpredictable, complex and persistent
 * 2016, A comparative polysomnography analysis of sleep in healthy controls and patients with chronic fatigue syndrome
 * 2016, Case definitions integrating empiric and consensus perspectives
 * 2015, Rethinking childhood adversity in chronic fatigue syndrome
 * 2015, Autonomic function in chronic fatigue syndrome with and without painful temporomandibular disorder
 * 2015, Chronic fatigue syndrome versus systemic exertion intolerance disease
 * 2015, Comparing and contrasting consensus versus empirical domains. Abstract
 * 2014, The role of sleep in chronic fatigue syndrome: a narrative review. Abstract
 * 2012, Large and small artery endothelial dysfunction in chronic fatigue syndrome

Talks & interviews

 * 2016, What is M E ? (Action for ME)
 * 2014, 43. Introduction- experience with ME / Introductie - ervaring met ME - Prof. Dr. Julia Newton
 * 2014, 44. Neurocognitive problems in ME / Neuro-cognitieve problemen bij ME - Prof. Dr. Julia Newton
 * 2014, 45. ME and the bloodflow / ME en de bloedsomloop - Prof. Dr. Julia Newton
 * 2014, 46. The metabolism and the muscles / de spijsvertering en de spieren - Prof. Dr. Julia Newton
 * 2014, 47. ME and Sleep / ME en slaap- Prof. Dr. Julia Newton
 * 2014, 48. Ageing and ME/ Ouder worden en ME - Prof. Dr. Julia Newton
 * 2014, 49. ME and the future / ME en de toekonst - Prof. Dr. Julia Newton

Invest in ME International ME Conference

 * 2014, Speaker at the 9th Invest in ME International ME Conference DVD available
 * 2008, Speaker at the 3rd Invest in ME International ME Conference on Autonomic Dysfunction: Identification of aetiologically distinct subject groups within ME/CFS DVD available

Learn more

 * 2016, What is ME? with Prof Julia Newton and Dr Gregor Purdie
 * 2015, Inside the UK’s first ‘fatigue clinic’ (BBC Radio 5 Live, 7 December 2015)
 * 2013, Taking Fatigue Seriously – An Interview with Dr. Julia Newton

Online presence

 * Fatigue Lab
 * Newcastle University - Julia L. Newton
 * PubMed
 * Facebook