Programmes of research
Unravelling the scientific basis of ME/CFS is no simple matter. Funding one-off investigations is important, but real breakthroughs in modern…
Orthostasis & heart abnormalities
We now know that many ME/CFS patients have orthostatic intolerance – the inability to stand upright for long without symptoms…
Widespread neuroinflammation
There are good reasons for thinking that central nervous system pathology is important in ME/CFS, and some indications that…
Misdiagnosing the unexplained
The April issue of The Psychologist (the house journal of the British Psychological Society) has published a letter from Joan…
60 years of under-funded research
We all know that research into ME/CFS is meagre compared with other chronic illnesses, but the figures themselves are astounding,…
Meeting at Stormont Parliament
There was a very successful meeting for parliamentarians and decision-makers in the Parliament Buildings at Stormont on Tuesday February…
A rational basis for diagnosis?
An intriguing report has just appeared in the ‘International Journal of Machine Learning and Computing’ – an unusual home for…
Multivitamin supplementation
Scientific research often tends to focus on the complicated – fancy techniques, fancy measurements, and (sometimes) fanciful speculation. So, it’s…
Sleep loss can hurt brain
An article in the scientific journal, Sleep, has received wide media coverage. It showed that a lack of sleep, even in…
First Lyme disease guidance
Public Health England (PHE) has formally announced that it will coordinate the development of new UK guidance on the diagnosis and…
