Christmas Cards 2023
Our new collection of Christmas cards is now available to buy via email, phone, post or our online shop. There…
Investing in ME research
The primary aim of ME Research UK is to fund high-quality biomedical research into the causes, consequences and treatment of…
Fundraising Focus – November 2023
The team at ME Research UK is very grateful for all the support which the charity receives from its active…
What is a leaky gut and how might it relate to ME/CFS symptoms?
The protective lining of the gut, known as the intestinal barrier, acts as a filter allowing nutrients from food to…
ME Research UK – November 2023 e-newsletter
The Big Give The Big Give Christmas Challenge is now open. Running from noon 28 November until noon 5 December…
Impaired endothelial function in ME/CFS and long COVID
The endothelium – a thin layer of cells lining every blood vessel – plays a pivotal role in regulating the…
Big Give Christmas Challenge 2023 launched
ME/CFS is a complex, chronic medical condition affecting multiple body systems but its causes are not yet known. There is…
UK Parliamentary Question on ME/CFS funding
With attention now turning to what the final version of the Interim Delivery Plan on ME/CFS will contain in light…
International Men’s Day 2023 – ME/CFS in men
Despite a large number of men living with ME/CFS – estimates suggest somewhere between 52,000 and 67,000 in the UK…
What do we know about ME/CFS in men?
Men with ME/CFS are under-represented in research – existing ME/CFS studies either fail to include male participants entirely, or, where…
Lived experience of men with ME/CFS
For International Men’s Day 2023, ME Research UK highlighted the lack of research considering ME/CFS in men, and how living…
Differences between men & women with ME/CFS – what does the evidence say?
Even in the absence of disease, there are differences between males and females in the way their bodies work – physiological differences.…
