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Australian study finds structural changes in the brain in ME/CFS
Highlights Changes were detected in the hippocampus area of the brain of ME/CFS patients These changes were associated with fatigue,…
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ME Research UK and Action for M.E. launch pioneering PhD-level research
ME Research UK and Action for M.E. are delighted to announce the launch of a new ground-breaking PhD-level research project in…
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EBV and ME/CFS – what can we learn from multiple sclerosis?
Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is extremely common and affects most people at some time over their lives. It has long been…
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ME/CFS symptom research
For ME Awareness Week 2022, we posted a series of infographics on Facebook summarising some of the studies ME Research…
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Breakthrough Spring 2022
The Spring 2022 issue of Breakthrough magazine is now available online. Download a pdf or read it online. This issue includes new ME…
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PEM – ME’s gift to the medical world
Cort Johnson from the Health Rising blog explores how this core symptom of ME/CFS was first introduced and the essential role it…
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Taking heart. Part 2: The heart and circulation in ME/CFS
This is the second article by Dr Eleanor Roberts looking at how abnormalities in the heart and circulation may be…
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Taking heart. Part 1: An introduction to the heart and blood vessels
Although it’s not a part of the body most readily linked to ME/CFS, there is plenty of evidence showing that…
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Award for Newcastle ELUCIDATE study
Many congratulations to James Allison, Elizabeth Offen and colleagues who received an award for their poster presented at the Orofacial…
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Newly funded PhD genetics research
We are delighted to announce ME Research UK’s first award for PhD-level research. This is for a project being conducted…