Autoimmunity is where the immune system mistakenly targets the body’s own cells. The question of whether it is involved in ME/CFS has been asked for many years, with mixed results. Some studies say “maybe yes,” others say “maybe not.” The study we are summarising in this article falls into the yes camp. A quick recap […]
The following ME Research UK articles explore the possible links between Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) and ME/CFS, including its possible role in triggering the disease, potential diagnostic markers, and insights from related conditions.
What is Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) and how is it related to ME/CFS? Many individuals with ME/CFS state that an episode of infectious mononucleosis, i.e. glandular fever, preceded the development of their ME/CFS. Hence, it is no surprise that Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), the virus that causes infectious mononucleosis, has generated much interest in ME/CFS research. How […]
Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) – which causes glandular fever (mononucleosis), has received much attention in ME/CFS research. While research has linked EBV to the onset of ME/CFS, less is known – particularly in young people, about what happens to symptoms and severity over time in ME/CFS following EBV infection. Therefore, authors of a recently published study […]
Nuno Sepúlveda and colleagues from a number of institutions (including Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine) have recently published more results from their ME Research UK-funded study looking at whether antibody responses against Epstein-Barr virus can serve as biomarkers for ME/CFS. You can read a brief summary of […]
Researchers Nuno Sepúlveda, João Malato, Franziska Sotzny, Anna D Grabowska, André Fonseca, Clara Cordeiro, Luís Graça, Przemyslaw Biecek, Uta Behrends, Josef Mautner, Francisco Westermeier, Eliana M Lacerda & Carmen Scheibenbogen Institutes Warsaw University of Technology, Poland; Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany; London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK; and others Publication Frontiers in Medicine, […]
Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is extremely common and affects most people at some time over their lives. It has long been suggested as a trigger for ME/CFS, and we are currently funding research from Dr Nuno Sepúlveda and Prof. Carmen Scheibenbogen looking at this area. There is also considerable evidence suggesting that EBV is a causative […]
Principal investigators Dr Nuno Sepúlveda & Prof. Carmen Scheibenbogen Institutions London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and Charité Universitätmedizin Berlin Start date October 2020 Funding This project is funded by ME Research UK with the financial support of The Fred and Joan Davies Bequest. Background and aim The emergence of so-called ‘long COVID’ has […]
Cognitive dysfunction, often referred to as “brain fog”, is a complex and distressing core symptom of ME/CFS that encompasses issues with mentally processing, verbalising, and remembering information. The experience of cognitive dysfunction cannot be equated to the occasional forgetfulness and lapses in concentration experienced by healthy individuals. Rather, cognitive impairments in ME/CFS can fluctuate between […]
Today marks the start of the ISLC-PAIS (International Society for Long COVID and Post-Acute Infection Syndromes) Conference in Amsterdam, and ME Research UK is in attendance in person. The conference programme includes talks from researchers who have worked on projects funded by ME Research UK, such as: ME Research UK will publish conference highlights in […]
