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Solve ME/CFS Initiative Announces 2017 Ramsay Award Recipients

November 1, 2017 No Comments

The Solve ME/CFS Initiative (SMCI) announced the recipients of the 2017 Ramsay Award Program on Tuesday. The Ramsay Award Program, now in its second year, is a competitive grant that funds ME/CFS researchers at every stage of their careers. The five winning proposals receive one year of funding to research a diverse range of topics including immunology, bioenergetics, metabolomics, microbiome and neuroendocrine biology. The awardees hail from six different countries across the globe.

Finding Ourselves in Others: A Tale of Watching Unrest

November 1, 2017 11 Comments

This past spring I attended a screening for Unrest at the Ted Rogers Cinema in Toronto. Something powerfully transformative happened during the screening. Something that can’t be articulated in a review.

SMCI Holds ME/CFS Research Discovery Forum

October 25, 2017 No Comments

The Solve ME/CFS Initiative (SMCI) held its second annual Discovery Forum Saturday October 14. The forum dubbed “a new era in ME/CFS research” brought together leaders from academia, government agencies, private clinics, biotech and research institutions to discuss developments in the field of ME/CFS research.

Is the Dutch Health Council really going to Ignore 10,000 signatures?

October 11, 2017 No Comments

Keep up-to-date on this issue by following the Twitter accounts @mecvsnieuws and @ME_gids More than 10,400 signatures for the Dutch petition ‘ME is not MU(P)S’ (Medically Unexplained (Physical) Symptoms) was presented to Prof. van Gool, president of the Dutch Health Council three weeks ago on September 18th. The petition aims to hold the Dutch Health Council

A New Era for ME/CFS Research – SMCI’s Discovery Forum

October 9, 2017 No Comments

Announcing Discovery Forum 2017: A New Era in ME/CFS Research

7 Reasons for Why It’s #TimeForUnrest

October 1, 2017 8 Comments

The #TimeForUnrest campaign has officially kicked off, and these are some of my reasons for for why it’s #TimeForUnrest.
1. People are dying.

Breaking News: NIH Announces Results of ME/CFS Program Awards

September 29, 2017 No Comments

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced today the outcome of its ME/CFS (myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome) competitive consortium grants, marking an unprecedented and tangible commitment from the federal agency to the disease. The NIH announced four recipient teams; one Data Management Coordination Center (DMCC) and three Collaborative Research Centers (CRCs).

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