The ME Association Research Round-up and Central Index Update
We have updated the central research index, and this week feature a study that examined proteins in ME/CFS.
immune system
For some sufferers, Covid-19 doesn’t come with an end-by date – it just goes on and on
New Statesman: For #LongCovid sufferers – around 5 per cent of those who catch the disease – debilitating symptoms drag on interminably.
ME Awareness: What the research is telling us about the pathology of ME |11 May 2020
This leaflet provides a summary of what biomedical research is telling us about M.E. It considers key symptoms, common triggers, and explains how various aspects of disease pathology could be linked to specific symptoms.
America – Study finds differences in energy use by immune cells in ME/CFS | 13 December 2019
Results suggest that glycolysis, a less efficient method of energy production, may be disrupted in ME/CFS.
Immunotherapy for ME/CFS
A number of drugs which act on the body’s immune system (immunomodulatory drugs) have been suggested as possible forms of treatment for sub-groups of people with ME/CFS. These drugs include Ampligen, …