ME Association’s contributions towards mitochondrial muscle research in ME/CFS | 17 May 2016
The ME Association is heavily involved in medical research that […]
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UK ME/CFS Biobank opens for business | 13 May 2016
UK ME/CFS Biobank opens for business | 13 May 2016 Read More »
Dr Charles Shepherd reports on the ME Awareness Day meeting
‘Misleading medical research underpins disability cuts’ | Centre for Welfare Reform | 14 April 2016
The Centre for Welfare Reform press release | 14 April
Patients, Scientists Fight Over Research-Data Access | Wall Street Journal | 7 March 2016
From the Wall Street Journal, 7 March 2016. Story by
Clinical research – the search is on for severely ill people with ME/CFS in the North of England | 3 November 2014
MERUK-funded academics at the recent Newcastle conference. Victoria Strassheim is in white.
Post-exertional malaise in ME/CFS | Medical Research Council announces new neuroimaging research | 16 October 2015
Our medical adviser, Dr Charles Shepherd, comments on post-exertional malaise
New NHS medical alliance aims to put North East at centre of pioneering research | Newcastle Chronicle | 9 October 2015
Kirsty Haywood has welcomed the research generated by the new alliance.
ME/CFS research – all heads turn towards Newcastle next week | 9 October 2015
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The major research event next week is the UK CFS/ME
New award from the MEA Ramsay Research Fund for further mitochondrial research | 21 July 2015
Picture shows a hugely enlarged photograph of a mitochondrion – the energy pack inside every cell.
Failure to keep up with the research on ME/CFS is ‘inexcusable’ | Our letter to The Times | 8 June 2015
Letter sent in response to this David Aaronovitch book review that appeared in ‘The Times’ this week.
Mitochondrial dysfunction and the role of cytokines in ME/CFS: Preliminary results from research being funded by The MEA Ramsay Research Fund and the Medical Research Council | 2 April 2015
From The FASEB Journal, published by the Federation of American
‘16,000 samples from 350 participants so far’ – upbeat statement from the UK ME/CFS Biobank | 4 December 2014
Big achievements, great plans for the future – and our Christmas Appeal launches on December 4.
Parliamentary Questions | ME research – Government still don’t get the urgency | 24 November 2014
Life Sciences Minister George Freeman MP gives dismal, deadpan answer.
Health services research + Meridian News report | NHS failing people severely affected by ME/CFS | 1 July 2014
Easy-to-collect information but little by way of provision in this NHS survey of 49 adult ME/CFS services
The debate about an ME/CFS post-mortem and tissue bank rumbles on | BMC Research Notes | 18 June 2014
From BMC Research Notes, 18 June 2014. Download of full
New research puts immune research and mitochondria in ME/CFS under the microscope | 14 May 2014
UK charities the ME Association and Action for M.E. announced
PACE Trial: report on adverse events involved in therapies used in the trial | Journal of Psychosomatic Research | 22 April 2014
Picture shows first report on the PACE Trial – as seen in ‘The Lancet’ in 2011
The ‘CFS Patient Advocate’ muses on the future of ME/CFS research conferences | 25 March 2014
Christopher Cairns describes his feelings about the four-day IACFS/ME conference in San Francisco.
Researchers prepare for launch of paediatric SMILE Trial involving the Lightning Process and/or specialist medical care | 5 December 2013
From BMC Trials, 5 December 2013. (open access)