A charity investing in ME research
ME Research UK is a charity with the primary aim of funding high-quality biomedical research into the causes, consequences and…
New campaign launched: A proposal for an ME/CFS, Long Covid and Post-Infectious Disease research platform
A new campaign has been launched today by Action for ME, ME Research UK and the ME Association based on the work of a group…
Academics, researchers and ME charities unite behind Post-infectious Disease Platform call
Academics, researchers and ME charities have united to demand a fundamental change in ME/CFS research in the UK via a…
New paper published on the prevalence of ME/CFS
Approximately 404,000 UK individuals have ME/CFS finds a study by Gemma Samms – a PhD level researcher working on a…
NINDS-Supported Biospecimen Repository: BioSEND
It is said that one of the challenges facing researchers investigating diseases which affect how the nervous system – the…
Parliamentary Questions on ME/CFS – new information
Question by question small pieces of information on the government’s intentions re ME/CFS and the publication of the Delivery Plan…
Founders’ Award Runner-Up – The Future of ME/CFS Research
Second place in ME Research UK’s Founders’ Science Writing Award went to Krista Clarke, who is a postdoctoral research fellow…
Can a simple, short screening test distinguish people with a diagnosis of ME/CFS from people who have symptoms of the disease but no diagnosis?
Regrettably, late, under- and non-diagnosis of ME/CFS are thought to be common. In fact, a recent study in the UK identified…
Delayed diagnosis of ME/CFS
Building on yesterday’s discussion about misdiagnosis, a recent study conducted by researchers at the University of Exeter, with support from…
The Dangers of Misdiagnosis in ME/CFS and Long COVID
A significant number of individuals with ME/CFS, and those with long COVID, are all too familiar with the frustration of…
Improving ME/CFS population sampling
Estimates of the number of people (prevalence) with ME/CFS are based largely on those who have the code G93.3 for…
