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Enrolling studies: Internet-Based Participation

What: Researchers at Southern Connecticut State University are currently enrolling individuals in a study that will examine an intervention app for people living with ME/CFS. This app monitors daily perceived and expended energy and fatigue levels. Participants will be asked to complete an online survey about their health history, ME/CFS symptomology, as well as current

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Postcards to Doctors Featured Artist: Lia Pas

#MEAction’s Postcards to Doctors initiative has continued to be an incredible success! Thanks to the hard work of the #MEAction community we have sent postcards to nearly 6,000 clinicians across the United States. We could not have done this without the invaluable contributions from the artists who designed our postcards.   #MEAction would like to

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Enrolling: Naviaux Lab Metabolomics Study

Who: Looking for adult women with ME, Lyme’s Disease (post-treatment), or healthy controls that are currently living in Southern California or live within two hours of San Diego. Note that you will need to avoid food for three hours prior to your blood draw. What: Participants for the new Naviaux Lab Metabolomics Study are needed!

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Enrolling: EDS Genetics Study

What: The Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) Society is recruiting individuals to participate in a genetic evaluation study. ME/CFS and EDS have a range of similarities and overlap. EDS is a connective tissue disorder in which musculoskeletal pain, joint pain/hypermobility, and fragile skin are considered common manifestations. Who: 1000 individuals with Hypermobile EDS as well as their family

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Enrolling: Stony Brook University ANS Study

Who:  Researchers at Stony Brook University– funded by the National Institue of Health What: The goal of this study is to use data obtained from participants to compare the relationships between fatigue, physical activities and autonomic function (heart rate variability). Individuals with ME/CFS as well as healthy controls are needed. Those who participate over the entire

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Enrolling: Harvard brain scan PEM study — local only

Who:  Michael VanElzakker, PhD, Massachusetts General Hospital/ Harvard Medical School is looking for participants living in, or near the Boston area to join his study. What:  Participants will rest on their backs in a high-resolution MRI machine that is capable of measuring both the concentrations of certain chemicals and the movement of oxygenated blood in the brain.

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Enrolling: Take an online survey to give feedback on a new app for ME

Listen to the article:  Who: Doctors from Columbia Medical center are interested in creating a mobile app called “my ME/CFS” for those with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME). What: A survey that would provide information to doctors that are aiming to create this application; the app would provide a place for individuals with ME to report

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Enrolling: Online Pediatric Research Survey

As there is currently limited research on pediatric ME/CFS, the purpose of the study is to improve our understanding of the symptoms and experiences of youth with ME/CFS by conducting a research survey. Who: The Center for Community Research at DePaul University When: Ongoing What: We would like to invite children/adolescents (ages 5-17) with myalgic

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Enrolling: White Matter Evaluation with Stanford University

Researchers at Stanford University have discovered that the brains of patients with ME display abnormalities in the white matter within the right hemisphere. It is crucial to further the research involved with these findings as they may lead to more definitive diagnoses of ME. Who: Dr. Montoya and Dr. Zeineh at the Stanford School of Medicine When: Ongoing What:

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Enrolling: Stanford Neuroinflammation Study

This study is interested in ME/CFS patients who would classify themselves in the severe category (mostly bedbound, could be housebound). Dr. Montoya and Dr. Michelle James, a neuroradiologist at Stanford University, aim to investigate the inflammatory process in the brain of ME/CFS patients. They believe that this study could lead to improvements in our understanding of the disease

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