Minutes of the Meeting held in Residence 1, House of Lords, Wednesday 10 July 2019, 2.00 pm Present: Countess of Mar (Chairman); Bill & Janice Kent (reMEmber); Dr Nina Muirhead; Hannah Clifton (ME Trust); Christine Harrison (BRAME); Suzie Henson-Amphlett (TYMES Trust); Esperanza Moreno (ME Action); Sam Bromiley (AFME); Dr Charles Shepherd (ME Association); Dr Willy Weir; Sue Waddle (ME Research UK); and Philip Gowan. Apologies and...

In tribute to the memory of his best friend, Emily Gregg, the artist Mel Elston-Mendones has created art for sale inspired by Emily and in aid of ME Research UK. Emily, a happy, sociable and friendly person, was a police constable with Hampshire Constabulary, and passed away on the 17th November 2014 having been severely affected by ME/CFS. She was a great supporter of Mel’s art and design; believed in his talent and encouraged him. After...

ME Research UK is delighted to announce that we have approved funding to Dr Francisco Westermeier at FH Joanneum University of Applied Sciences for a new research project looking at whether nitric oxide production is altered in people with ME/CFS. Read more here

ME Research UK is delighted to announce that we have approved funding to Drs Sanjay Kumar and Farzaneh Yazdani at Oxford Brookes University for a new research project looking at the brain abnormalities underlying sensory hyperstimulation in people with ME/CFS. Read more here

Endometriosis – the spread of endometrial tissue outside the uterus – has been reported as being a relatively common condition among women with ME/CFS. A study from researchers in Atlanta, Georgia recently looked at what, if any, impact the condition has on other characteristics of patients. Among 36 women from Wichita, Kansas, with a diagnosis of CFS (according to the 1994 Fukuda case definition), 36.1% reported having endometriosis. These...

Minutes of the Meeting held in Residence 1, House of Lords, Wednesday 8 May 2019, 2.00 pm Present: Countess of Mar (Chairman); Dr Charles Shepherd (ME Association); Dr Willy Weir; Katherine Ladd (Researcher for Carol Monaghan MP); Bill Kent (reMEmber); Esperanza Moreno (ME Action); Sam Bromiley (AFME); Jonathan Davies & Simon Phillips (ME Research UK). Introductions and ApologiesThe Chairman introduced Katherine Ladd (Researcher for Carol...