The Vaccination Question
Whether or not ME/CFS patients should have vaccinations has been a hot topic for many years. The question is reasonable,…
Funding rituximab studies in UK
At ME Research UK, we’ve been interested in the therapeutic role of rituximab since reports of its use in ME/CFS…
ME – What everyone should know
• Myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) is a potentially chronic illness experienced by around 200,000 people in the UK and 1…
Clinical review of young people
Very little is known about the clinical characteristics of young people attending ME/CFS clinics, so the review of cases examined…
Experiences of graded exercise therapy
There is a mismatch between the experiences of graded exercise therapy (GET) reported in patient surveys and the evidence from…
Research Collaborative board meeting
The UK ME/CFS Research Collaborative (CMRC) held a board meeting by teleconference on 19th July to discuss relevant issues, such…
Vagus nerve infection?
A new hypothesis paper speculates that infection of the vagus nerve itself might be the cause of the ME/CFS. Given…
Intestinal bacteria
Recently, scientists have begun to focus on the hidden yet extensive world of microbes that live in our bodies (the…
Sleep Disturbances
Sleep problems affect many people with ME/CFS; in fact, one investigation of 1578 patients found that 92–94% reported sleep disturbances…
UK Research Collaborative
The UK CFS/ME Research Collaborative (CMRC) was launched on Monday April 22nd at the Wellcome Collection in central London. The…
