ME Awareness week 2026

This week, for ME Awareness week 2026, ME Research UK has published a series of articles discussing the progress made—and challenges faced—when investigating the four key symptoms of ME/CFS which are required for a diagnosis to be made under the 2021 NICE guidelines:

1. Post-exertional malaise
2. Research into cognitive dysfunction (‘Brain fog’)
3. Research into fatigue
4. Research into sleep difficulties
5. Research progress, and challenges faced