Mike Beadsworth

Mike Beadsworth, also known as Michael, is a consultant in Infectious Diseases, Clinical Director Specialist and the Clinical Lead at the Royal Liverpool University's CFS/ME service in Liverpool, UK.

Mike Beadsworth has been appointed to the review panel for the NICE guidelines review, which strongly influence NHS treatment for people with ME/CFS in the UK.

Professional memberships
Royal College of Physicans - Regional Advisory for Mersey area (2018)

British Association for CFS/ME (BACME) - Executive committee member (2018), gave the welcome address at the 2018 general meeting

Notable studies
2015 - The Role of Cytokines in Muscle Fatigue in Patients with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS)


 * This study found low levels of inflammation in some patients with ME/CFS. The study was partly funded by the ME Association

2017 - The Role of IP-10 in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome


 * This study found "compelling evidence" of the role of several cytokines/chemokines in the physiological and cognitive pathology in a group of patients with CFS.

2017 - Vitamin D status in chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis: a cohort study from the North-West of England


 * This study found that vitamin D deficiency was unreal to the fatigue experienced by patients with M.E./CFS in North West England, and that patients were more likely to take vitamin D supplements compared to healthy controls. Severely ill patients were not included in the study and patients were not involved in the study's design, implementation or interpretation of results.

Online presence

 * PubMed
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 * Website
 * YouTube
 * Address: clinic/lab-address-goes-here

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