Research Archives

Dr. Komaroff’s Webinar Provides Hypothesis, Hot Research and Hope

November 12, 2016 1 Comment

Dr. Komaroff’s Webinar Provides His Hypothesis, Hot Research and Hope Link to webinar: https://youtu.be/ENrdrGj0p-c by Darla N. In a webinar the Solve ME/CFS Initiative hosted on Nov. 10, Dr. Anthony Komaroff presented his hypothesis on ME’s cause and five popular areas of current ME research. Komaroff, Simcox-Clifford-Higby professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and senior

Shorter invited to NIH to share perspective of disease denialism

November 4, 2016 13 Comments

On Thursday, November 3, Dr. Maureen Hanson shared a screenshot revealing a planned talk on November 9th at the NIH by the historian Dr. Edward Shorter titled “Chronic Fatigue Syndrome in Historical Perspective.” Dr. Shorter has a long history of treating patients with ME with disdain and denial, as illustrated in an article he wrote for

Watch the Bateman Horne Center Meeting Livestream

October 26, 2016 No Comments

Lucinda Bateman, MD, BHC Founder and Medical Director, is engaged in thought leadership discussions on ME/CFS and FM across the globe, traveling to several conferences in Oct. At this meeting she will will recap the information, insights, progress and promise.

New Research Project Launches through SMCI’s Targeted Initiative Research Program

October 25, 2016 1 Comment

SMCI recently launched a new partnership as a component of our targeted initiative program, within our Pathways and Biomarkers Discovery Track. The project consists of original research in the areas of bioenergetics, metabolomics, and lipidomics using high-throughput technology. Importantly, this new SMCI research project relies on blood from well-qualified patients from The Levine Clinic; it also builds on recent discoveries in gut microbiome from Dr. Maureen Hanson’s lab, which uses these same patients.

Cast your vote today help fund epigenetic research for ME

October 25, 2016 No Comments

Action CIND is competing in the Aviva contest for $100,000 to advance ME and FM research in Canada. REGISTER at http://avivacommunityfund.org, CAST 18 VOTES TODAY at https://avivacommunityfund.org/voting/project/view/16-356, and SHARE contest information to help them.

#MEAction Network UK's polling results for the proposed MEGA study

October 24, 2016 3 Comments

Last week, we asked for your thoughts on the proposed MEGA study. The poll ran for 5 days and 154 of you lent your voice to the concerns raised by many. Here are the results of the vote: “The study must include severely and moderately affected patients.” 140 of 154 voted this. (90.9%) “Those researchers/advisors

The NIH Will Issue Two New RFAs for ME Research

October 24, 2016 No Comments

It has been nearly five years since the National Institutes of Health (NIH) last released a funding opportunity for Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) research.

Tell the NIH about your experience of PEM

October 18, 2016 6 Comments

Dr. Mark VanNess and Staci Stevens recently visited the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to present their findings on cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) and the importance of the symptom of post-exertional malaise to the NIH ME/CFS Special Interest Group. Out of this conversation, Dr. Brian Walitt, lead investigator of the ME/CFS Intramural Study, extended an

Fiscal Year 2016 Request for Applications Tally

October 12, 2016 1 Comment

Despite advocates’ expectations, Fiscal Year 2016 ended with no RFAs issued for ME research.

Attend the IACFS/ME conference this month

October 10, 2016 No Comments

Where does rituximab fit in among the treatment options for ME/CFS? What is the US government’s research plan? How can I increase the chances my disability application will be or continue to be approved? What medications can I try for fibromyalgia now that morphine and related prescriptions are restricted? Come to our international scientific

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