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I’ve just posted a blog about the important new paper from @Carolyn Wilshire @Tom Kindlon, David Tuller and others that exposes serious flaws in...
Thanks, Sasha! I hope people will enjoy the blogs and will sign up to follow it. Here's the full text of my first blog (make the most of this...
Thanks, Jo. Where we have disagreed, it’s only been over tactics, not the overall goal of getting much more, high-quality, biomedical research.
I don’t think so. The test is primarily used for cardiopulmonary diseases. There is very little data for any other conditions. I think there was a...
Apologies for the misunderstanding Yes, the goal of the CMRC is to set up a platform to enable research and to generate a pile of cash for...
He’s not leading the CMRC but one board member among many and I think we need to look at the whole picture. The deputy chair is Chris Ponting,...
as far as I’m aware, the government did not allocate specific funds to dementia. But you’re right that this will require a sea change in attitude...
That's a fair question. I certainly hope that members of the board will be planning new research projects; Chris Ponting was talking about the...
Brian Vastag asked me to post this here as he isn’t on Science 4 ME. Hi - I'm nearing the end of week 2, visit 2 of the NIH study. Thought that...
I've just posted my perspective on these developments: CMRC's new biomedical focus and big ambitions (my new blog)
Full disclosure: seems the right time to say that Chris Ponting and I have known each other for many years (since 1983, he reminded me) and it is...
The CMRC's new biomedical focus and big ambitions In a dramatic move last week, the UK CFS/ME Research Collaborative (CMRC) committed itself to a...
I agree it’s positive. The CMRC has already said that they are looking for an open platform, which would be open to all comers. So it’s not a...
Some progress already, a presentation to the MRC Population and systems medicine board yesterday clearly went well: [MEDIA]
There does seem to be a very big change from the CMRC in its attitudes to patience and willingness to engage with them: There will be either one...
The minutes state that should BACME vote for a joint conference, “discussion would be needed with the CMRC membership.” presumably includes the...
Thanks, @Russell Fleming Here’s the full Who’s Who of the new CMRC board. No Ed Sykes from the SMC Executive board members: Following the...
This looks interesting: “We have laid some important foundations” says Prof Stephen Holgate, Chair. “But this is not enough. We need action from...
See this tweet of his about Unrest; he later helped present the film at the Scottish parliament. Also check out the comments about him in this...
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