ME Research UK publishes its own magazine, Breakthrough, featuring updates on projects funded by the charity, recent research from around the world, information about our supporters’ fundraising activities, and other articles on ME/CFS issues.
Read or download the latest issue of Breakthrough below, and click here to read our Terms and Conditions relating to the magazine. To subscribe to future print issues free of charge, please sign up for updates.
Spring 2026

The most recent issue includes newly funded projects exploring autoimmunity in ME/CFS, the use of cell electrophysiology to develop a diagnostic test, and the search for blood-based biomarkers; findings from Prof. Elisa Oltra on the role of HERVs in ME/CFS; Prof. Bhupesh Prusty’s study on how viral infections may influence the development of ME/CFS updated estimates of the UK prevalence of ME/CFS, and much more.
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