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…
Long COVID Awareness Day 2026
As well as Mother’s Day, yesterday was long COVID Awareness Day. During the early phases of the COVID-19 pandemic, as…
ME/CFS research funding – is anything being planned by Funders?
There was the the merest hint during the Welsh Senedd Debate on ME/CFS in December 2025 of possibility of research…
Impact of immunoglobulins from ME/CFS on the mitochondria
Prof. Bhupesh Prusty and his team have recently published results from their ME Research UK-funded study investigating how viral infections…
UK Parliamentary Question on ME/CFS research Funding
The lack of meaningful investment in ME/CFS research by central funders has been well-known for decades and ME Research UK…
German ME/CFS research, NAKO and EpiPAIS
In November 2026 the German Ministry of Research, Technology and Space announced a National Decade Against Post-Infectious Diseases and pledged…
Fundraising Focus – March 2026
Each month, Fundraising Focus is our way of saying thank you and celebrate the people behind the fundraising.
USA’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases announce a new focus
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), is one of the 27 institutes and centres which comprise the…
International Women’s Day 2026
Key points Introduction International Women’s Day (IWD) is both a call to accelerate progress toward gender equality and a moment…
“For many living with severe ME, every day is an endurance event.”
When Joe Welton secured a ballot place for the London Marathon, it felt personal.
Muscle weakness in severe ME/CFS: Sodium-potassium pump hypothesis
Article overview: A recent paper proposed that muscle weakness in severe ME/CFS may be driven by dysfunction of the sodium-potassium…
