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  1. J

    ME Research UK. Endothelial dysfunction in ME/CFS – our articles

    The endothelium – a thin layer of cells lining every blood vessel – plays a pivotal role in regulating blood flow, blood clotting, and inflammatory responses. Research suggests that ME/CFS may involve damage to the endothelium leading to endothelial dysfunction (improper functioning of the...
  2. Dolphin

    Spend Christmas with ME (ME Research UK)

    https://www.meresearch.org.uk/spend-christmas-with-me/ Spend Christmas with ME 2 December 2024 Tina Katsaros – a PhD student at La Trobe University in Melbourne, Australia, who is working on research funded by ME Research UK, has organised a festive online community event to bring together...
  3. J

    Brain fog/ cognitive dysfunction

    Interesting blog on brain fog It doesn't mention ME, but we follow each other on Twitter and he included ME in his research. https://real-psychiatry.blogspot.com/2021/03/brain-fog.html?spref=tw
  4. MeSci

    Research charities' policies on funding research that uses animals

    I wanted to donate to research which does not use non-human animals, so emailed ME Research UK to ask whether they did. They replied with a link to this page (indirectly) https://www.meresearch.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Standard-Grant-Conditions-2021.pdf which says "ME Research UK will...
  5. Noir

    Gamers for M.E. - Play video games and support OMF

    If your're a gamer and want to support Open Medicine Foundation, I've set up a charity donation campaign team at streamlabscharity.com called Gamers for M.E. 100% of the donations goes to Open Medicine Foundation. You'll find the campaign here...
  6. Andy

    ME Research UK announce funding for "The effect of activated HERVs and the associated immune response in severe ME/CFS"

    https://www.meresearch.org.uk/research/activated-hervs-and-immune-response/
  7. Andy

    United Kingdom: ME Research UK (MERUK) News

    Not sure how long they've been doing this but the ME Association also seem to have had the same idea - https://www.s4me.info/threads/me-association-index-of-published-me-cfs-research.2493/ http://www.meresearch.org.uk/information/research-database/
  8. Andy

    DNA methylation and BDNF expression account for symptoms and widespread hyperalgesia in patients with CFS and Fibromyalgia, 2020, Polli et al

    Paywall, https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/art.41405 Sci hub, https://sci-hub.tw/10.1002/art.41405 Funded by ME Research UK. Fukuda selection criteria.
  9. Andy

    ME Research UK: Breakthrough magazine, Spring 2020

    In this issue Editorial........................................... 3 Voucher codes................................. 3 New video series............................. 4 Shopping at Amazon ...................... 4 CMRC conference........................... 5 Parliamentary...
  10. Andy

    ME Research UK: Funding available for research and PhD studentships

    http://www.meresearch.org.uk/calling-all-researchers/ http://www.meresearch.org.uk/our-research/phd-studentships/
  11. ringding

    ME Research UK - funding opportunity

    Hopefully this hasn't already been linked to, ME Research UK are asking for votes to secure a research donation [ETA: actually it's a £10k donation from MultiLotto]:
  12. Sly Saint

    The Independent - What are the symptoms of ME and how is it treated? May 2019

    Pretty awful article imo. Includes quotes from SC AfME, and the MEA making the psych vs physical point. Also links to MERUK and the CDC. Very muddled mish mash. Not the best kind of 'awareness raising'...
  13. MeSci

    Persistent fatigue induced by interferon-alpha: A novel, inflammation-based, proxy model of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, 2018, Pariante et al

    Not sure whether this is really relevant, but the reference to kynurenine looked interesting. NB participants include some dodgy people, e.g. Trudie Chalder. Source: University of Essex (or Sussex?) Date: November 29, 2018 URL: http://sro.sussex.ac.uk/80506/ Persistent fatigue induced by...
  14. Andy

    ME Research UK acceptance of Fukuda/CDC definition being used in their funded research

    A message to the forum's Facebook page has highlighted that ME Research UK, while preferring that the Canadian or International Consensus Criteria be used, are willing to accept patients selected using Fukuda. We have a thread on the latest research published and funded by them that uses Fukuda...
  15. Andy

    ME Research UK: Job advert – CEO

    http://www.meresearch.org.uk/news/job-advert/
  16. Kalliope

    ME Research UK - Breakthrough magazine Autumn 2017

    Is now available to be downloaded here Contents: Search for new trustees Fundraising websites NICE guidelines Shopping online Tolerance induction Stay in touch Role for autoantibodies AMPK activation Research bites Recent fundraising
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