ME Association Letter in The Times re: PACE trial and need for good-quality research | 31 August 2018
Chairman Neil Riley has written to The Times in the wake of the recent MRC letter from Prof. Watt.
Month: August 2018
Forward ME charities to present at Royal College of GPs conference in October | 31 August 2018
The ME Association and other members of Forward ME will be presenting at this important event.
Medical Research Council: Full Statement – ME/CFS and PACE trial criticism | 29 August 2018
A full statement from the MRC over the PACE trial controversy.
Fundraising Feature: Taking on the South Coast Challenge for M.E. | 29 August 2018
Helen Hyland, Fundraising Manager, ME Association. Two very special ladies completed another adventure for ME last weekend, embarking upon a 50km walk along the South Coast from Eastbourne. Mother …
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BMJ: Pressure grows on Lancet to review “flawed” PACE trial | 24 August 2018
The BMJ also reports on mounting pressure for the Lancet to respond to calls for independent reanalysis of the controversial PACE trial.
The Times: Call for review of ‘flawed’ ME research in Lancet letter | 21 August 2018
Update: Prof. Fiona Watt – Executive chairwoman, Medical Research Council – has responded to The Times with an endorsement of the PACE Trial.
MEA Summary Review: Natural Killer Cells as a Biomarker in ME/CFS | 17 August 2018
A recent study from Spain has prompted this review of NK cell involvement in ME/CFS.
Dry eye symptoms and M.E. by Dr Charles Shepherd | 15 August 2018
Dr Shepherd explains what might be causing or contributing to dry eye syndrome, and highlights some recent ME/CFS research.
Fundraising Feature: The things some people do for M.E. | 15 August 2018
The “most exhilarating adrenaline rush” of his life, and all to help raise funds and awareness of M.E.
Gary Burgess reflects on series one of The ME Show and shares some of the feedback from listeners | 14 August 2018
“These podcasts are amazing. I wish they’d been around when my daughter was diagnosed.”
MEA Research Update: Metabolomics and ME/CFS – Dr Morten and the Oxford research centre | 13th August 2018
In this update we learn about metabolomics and its importance for ME/CFS biomarker discovery, and how research at Oxford is progressing.
Tribute paid to M.E. advocate Prof. Norman Booth who died last week | 13 August 2018
It is with great sadness that we write to let you know that Professor Norman Booth passed away late last week.
Tribute paid to Sir Alex Fergusson, an important M.E. campaigner who died recently | 10 August 2018
Sir Alex Fergusson, ex-MSP and an important ME campaigner, died on Tuesday 31st July, aged 69, following a short illness.
A big birthday with M.E. and someone who really gets it | 09 August 2018
If only everyone could appreciate that M.E. is often a hidden disease.
Press Release: Two teenagers hit by devastating severe M.E. reveal the brutal reality of life with the disease | 08 August 2018
Rosie Halsall and Skye Wheeler provide insight into life with severe M.E. and we hear from Merryn Crofts’ sister, Amy Williams.
NHS to update classification system to reflect that M.E. is neurological disease | 06 August 2018
The current listing for M.E. and CFS in the NHS classification system to be replaced by ‘disorder of the nervous system’.
ME Awareness Week 2018 – Go blue campaign raises double the target estimate! | 06 August 2018
Funds raised during ME Awareness Week for the ME Association broke all previous records!
Fundraising Feature: Alison invites you to help her mark a grim anniversary | 06 August 2018
Alison Woodland decided to celebrate the strength it has taken to endure 10 years with M.E. by hosting a virtual tea part for the ME Association.
NICE ME/CFS Clinical Guideline Review: ME Association Submission re: Scoping Report | 02 August 2018
In our submission, we highlight the issues we believe NICE should either include or omit from the new clinical guideline on ME/CFS.
ME Association July Summary of ME/CFS Published Research | 02 August 2018
This monthly summary lists all ME/CFS research published in the previous month and also provides a free download of all research ever published on the disease.