Research projects – Ongoing or awaiting publication
Please browse this list of ongoing research.
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Assessment of visual function in ME/CFS
Dr Claire Hutchinson, Vision and Language Research Group, College of Medicine, Biological Sciences and Psychology, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
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Establishment of the UK ME/CFS Biobank: an international resource
Dr Luis Nacul, Dr Eliana Lacerda and Prof. Derek Pheby, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Buckinghamshire New University, University College London Biobank at Royal Free Hospital, UK (funded jointly with Action for ME and the ME Association)
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The effects of oral vitamin D supplementation on cardiovascular disease risk in patients with ME/CFS
Dr Faisel Khan, Prof Jill Belch and colleagues, The Institute of Cardiovascular Research, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK
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Adopting a systems approach to modelling symptom data in ME/CFS
Prof. J Newton and colleagues, School of Clinical Medical Sciences, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, UK
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Comparison of criteria for ME and CFS: focus on neurocognitive performance, physical recovery, physical activity and autonomic manifestations
Prof. Jo Nijs, Dr J Van Oosterwijck and colleagues, Faculty of Physical Education and Physiotherapy, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium
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Does muscle bioenergetic abnormality cause peripheral fatigue in ME/CFS?
Prof. David Jones and colleagues, Institute of Cellular Medicine, University of Newcastle, UK
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Unraveling and treating impaired pain inhibition during exercise in patients with ME/CFS: a clinical experiment targeting brain neurotransmission
Prof. Jo Nijs, Division of Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy, Department of Health Sciences, Artesis University College Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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Independent confirmation of the relationship between XMRV and ME/CFS in Sweden
Prof. Jonas Blomberg, Section of Clinical Virology, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden; Prof. Carl-Gerhard Gottfries, Institution for Neuroscience and Physiology at the Sahlgrenska Academy, Gothenburg University, and Gottfries Clinic, Mölndal, Sweden (funded jointly with the Irish ME Trust)
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Autonomic nervous system dysfunction: a two-year investigation
Prof. Julia Newton, School of Clinical Medical Sciences, University of Newcastle (funded jointly with the John Richardson Research group and the Irish ME Trust)
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Identifying gene SNPs
Dr Jonathan Kerr, St George’s Hospital, University of London
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Exercise tolerance in patients diagnosed with ME/CFS
Prof. Brian MacIntosh and Dr Eleanor Stein, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Confirmatory study of gene expression in peripheral blood of patients with Gulf War Syndrome
Dr Jonathan Kerr, St George’s University of London; Prof. Nancy Klimas, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine and Miami VA Medical Center, USA
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Focal and global endothelial function and their association with arterial stiffness
Dr Faisel Khan, Prof. J Belch and Prof. C Lang, University of Dundee
