Mortality and ME/CFS
In 2006, the journal Health Care for Women International published an analysis of a memorial list by Prof Lenny Jason and…
Study of Pain
Good news that the CFS Research Foundation is funding an experimental study into the neurophysiology of pain . Based at…
Shortness of breath
Dyspnoea is shortness of breath or “hunger for air”, and is most often seen in cardiac or respiratory disorders. And…
Human Endogenous Retroviruses
Human endogenous retroviruses (HERVs) are remnants of ancient retroviral infections, which may be involved in autoimmune diseases like multiple sclerosis…
Fall of the Cross Party Group on ME at the Scottish Parliament
The following article is the text of the Edinburgh ME Self-Help Group’s article, “Fall of the Cross Party Group on…
Recovery in the PACE trial
In 2012, the UK’s Medical Research Council allocated £1.65 million for biomedical projects into ME/CFS – to widespread congratulations from…
Faecal transplants
Faecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) – the infusion of faecal matter from a healthy person into the colon of an ill…
State of the Knowledge Workshop Report available
A professionally produced copy (pdf) of report of the NIH’s “State of the Knowledge Workshop on ME/CFS Research” is now…
The views of GPs in Oxfordshire?
Surveys count as research too – and the results of a survey of GPs in Oxfordshire can now be read…
MRC grant awards to Prof Julia Newton, Dr Wan Ng and colleagues
The award by the MRC of almost £1 million to Professor Julia Newton, Dr Wan Ng and colleagues (Newcastle Biomedicine,…
