Are there any studies underway at present looking at the brain? I know Maureen Hanson is doing brain MRIs after exercise and the intramural study will look at the brain. Anyone else? It seems to be an area that is being overlooked by OMF and the remaining 2 Collaborative Centres. Jose Montoya is looking at one area as a potential biomarker....I can't think of anything further..
VanElzakker is attempting to. https://www.s4me.info/threads/me-cfs-alert-interview-with-michael-vanelzakker.3273/ https://www.s4me.info/threads/brain-imaging-study-request-for-crowdfunding.964/
The Japanese are doing PET scan research. Health rising blogged on it, its to replicate theirs 2014 small study.120 people https://upload.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000033257 Alluded to here https://www.healthrising.org/blog/2...-fibromyalgia-chronic-fatigue-syndrome-mecfs/ The striking thing is we can name the tiny number
Jarred Younger studies brain temperature, see here: https://www.s4me.info/threads/update-on-jarred-younger-brain-temperature-study.2710/
There's an Oxford study comparing ME to bipolar. It's sponsored by the psychiatry department, but it is an MRS study, looking at lactate.
Jarred Younger is doing stuff on measuring the temperature in the brain - neuroinflammation. I think he's done a pilot study on ME, not sure whether he has funding to do more. Currently doing a study for rheumatoid arthritis. https://cas.uab.edu/younger/research/
