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IACFS/ME Conference 2020
A report by Dr Louise Crozier, our Science and Engagement Director. The 13th international scientific conference of the International Association…
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Predicting the severity of post-exertional malaise
Age and recurrent infections are linked to worse PEM in ME/CFS Post-exertional malaise (PEM) – the worsening of symptoms after…
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COVID-19 – should we expect an increase in ME/CFS cases?
A recent review of past infectious epidemics suggests that a subgroup of COVID-19 survivors may suffer from chronic post-viral complications,…
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Hemin protects against CFS-like symptoms in mice
Porphyria therapy may have potential as a treatment in ME/CFS Derived from red blood cells, hemin is a drug sometimes…
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DecodeME – the largest ever ME/CFS DNA study
A collaboration of researchers, patients and advocates today announced £3.2 million in funding for what will be the largest ever…
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Latest work from Ron Davis
Last month, in his excellent blog, ME/CFS Research Review, Simon McGrath summarised some of the fascinating developments in the work…
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ME/CFS Biomedical Partnership
As we reported in November last year, the ME/CFS Biomedical Partnership is planning to make a grant application to the…
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Natural born killers
Despite their dramatic name, natural killer (NK) cells are actually a very important part of our immune system and help…
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Altered cardiac autonomic regulation
Published in the journal, Medicine, last month was a systematic review looking at “evidence of altered cardiac autonomic regulation in ME/CFS”.…
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Intra-brainstem connectivity in ME/CFS
Earlier this year, Dr Elisha Josef and colleagues at Murdoch Children’s Research Institute in Melbourne, Australia published results from their…