Science for ME
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Welcome to Science For ME
About the forum. Members can access our rules, guidance on using the forum and a section where members can introduce themselves.
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Welcome: About the Forum, Our Values
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Latest: Welcome Science For ME, Apr 20, 2024
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ME/CFS and Long Covid news
A place to discuss news about ME/CFS and Long Covid.
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ME/CFS and Long Covid news
A place to discuss news about ME/CFS and Long Covid.
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Latest: USA: NIH National Institutes of Health news - next ME/CFS webinar 14 Jan 2025 Dakota15, Jan 17, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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ME/CFS and Long Covid research
A place to discuss specific research papers for ME/CFS and associated illnesses such as Long Covid. Each thread should be about a single research paper.
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ME/CFS and Long Covid research
A place to discuss specific research papers for ME/CFS and associated illnesses such as Long Covid. Each thread should be about a single research paper.
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Latest: Genome-wide association analysis identifies genetic variations in subjects with [ME/CFS], 2016, Schlauch et al Kitty, Jan 17, 2025 at 10:37 PM
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Other news and research
A place to post and discuss other news and research relevant to people with ME/CFS
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Other news and research
A place for other health-related news and research. 'Conditions related to ME/CFS' includes IBS, POTS, fibromyalgia, post-treatment lyme disease, Gulf War Illness. 'Other Psychosomatic Medicine' covers approaches to diseases other than ME/CFS and Long Covid based on a psychosomatic paradigm - these often refer to illness labels such as Medically Unexplained Symptoms (MUS) and functional disorders (e.g. Functional Neurological Disease).
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Latest: ‘Thanks, but no thanks’: The public's response to engagement with NHS Talking Therapies – a salutary tale? 2024 Scott Kitty, Jan 17, 2025 at 10:57 PM
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Resources
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Latest: Website: Disabled Entrepreneur Sly Saint, Jan 16, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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Advocacy and Fundraising
A place to discuss advocacy and fundraising related to the ME/CFS community
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Advocacy
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Latest: The Guardian: Share your experience of long Covid Ash, Jan 17, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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Guidelines, reviews and disease coding
This section is for guidelines, reviews and coding with public consultation processes for ME/CFS and similar and related illnesses. Scientific papers about guidelines and reviews should be posted in the Research section.
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ME/CFS related guidelines, reviews, disease coding
'Guidelines, reviews and coding for ME/CFS and similar illnesses - development and discussion This section is for guidelines, reviews and coding with public processes for comment. Scientific papers about guidelines and reviews should be posted in the Research subforums.'
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Research quality and methodology discussions
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Causes, Epidemiology, Criteria, Naming discussions
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Symptoms and signs discussions
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Treatment discussions
A place to discuss treatments for ME/CFS and related conditions, excluding psychosomatic treatments
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Latest: Palmitoylethanolamide (PEA) for chronic pain Jonathan Edwards, Jan 17, 2025 at 4:21 PM -
Psychosomatic theories and treatments discussions
A place to discuss theories and treatments based on the assumption that ME/CFS and other illnesses are psychosomatic, caused by false illness beliefs and deconditioning. Topics include PACE trial, CBT, GET, MUS, functional diseases, Lightning Process.
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Latest: Functional Neurological Disorder (FND) - articles, social media and discussion Ash, Jan 15, 2025 at 3:41 PM -
Other specific illnesses discussions
A place to discuss alternative diagnoses and possible co-morbidities
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Doctors, clinics and organisations discussions
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Latest: United Kingdom: ME Association governance issues Dx Revision Watch, Jan 16, 2025 at 10:54 AM -
Living with ME/CFS discussions
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Latest: UK: Disability benefits (UC, ESA and PIP) - news and updates 2024 (including PIP consultation) bicentennial, Jan 17, 2025 at 7:47 PM -
General ME/CFS discussions
For discussion topics that don't fit any of the named discussion forums.
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Latest: What high-quality resources should S4ME produce for PwME, clinicians, researchers etc.? Ash, Jan 17, 2025 at 8:55 AM
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