Christmas cards now on sale
Our 2026 collection of Christmas cards is now on sale. There are eight designs available this year, and you can…
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…
Sensory hypersensitivity in ME/CFS
Whilst there is often a focus on four key symptoms in ME/CFS (fatigue, post-exertional malaise, cognitive dysfunction, and sleep disturbances),…
ME Research UK – e-newsletter October 2026
Dysautonomia Awareness Month During October, ME Research UK marked Dysautonomia Awareness Month. Dysautonomia encompasses conditions that affect the autonomic nervous…
Could faulty “clean-up” systems play a role in ME/CFS?
Prof. Ron Davis and colleagues at Stanford University have published a paper proposing that problems with the body’s waste-removal and…
Icelandic Review of ME/CFS, Long-COVID, POTS and Environmental illness
In August 2025, the Icelandic Minister of Health tasked the Director of Health with establishing a working group to address…
MyCharity Mobile – Connect to fund research
MyCharity Mobile is built on a simple idea: a great mobile service should not only connect people to each other,…
Prof. Rob Wüst speaks to Men’s Health Netherlands
Prof. Rob Wüst has spoken to Men’s Health Netherlands about his research into ME/CFS, including the team’s paper, “Skeletal muscle…
PoTS Awareness Day 2026
PoTS Awareness Day, October 25th, aims to raise awareness about postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (PoTS), an under-recognised and debilitating condition. …
The experience and impact of orthostatic intolerance in ME/CFS
In orthostatic intolerance, a common issue for people with ME/CFS, individuals experience devastating symptoms when transitioning to an upright position…
Beth Dobbin – “We need funding into research urgently”
In an X posting on 21st October 2026 Olympic, Commonwealth and European sprinter Beth Dobbin began by saying that she…
Review finds evidence that the stress-hormone system is less responsive in ME/CFS
A review paper has been published examining whether ME/CFS might be associated with consistent changes in cortisol—a hormone involved in…
