Science Archives

Meta-Analysis Shows Blunted Heart Rate Contributes to Activity Intolerance in People with ME

March 23, 2019 No Comments

The Workwell Foundation issued the press release below about its meta-analysis of 20 years of studies that shows “overwhelming evidence” of chronotropic incompetence in people with ME/CFS, which contributes to activity intolerance in people with myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME). A normal response to exercise is an increase in heart rate. Failure of the heart to keep pace with an

Enrolling: NIH Intramural Study

March 12, 2019 No Comments

Overview The objective of this research study is to look in-depth at the clinical and biological characteristics of ME/CFS. Participants with ME/CFS are inpatients at the clinical center at NIH for approximately two weeks on their first visit and another two weeks if they return for the second round of the study. There will be

Meet the Scientists: Australia’s Prof. Don Staines

March 12, 2019 No Comments

‘Meet the Scientists’ is a series of interviews with researchers working on ME and chronic fatigue syndrome. We ask them about their current research and get to meet the people working to improve our health. The series introduces early career researchers through to interviewing scientists and clinicians who have been working on the problems for decades.

Get involved: support science and advocacy this April

February 25, 2019 No Comments

April is going to be an incredibly exciting month for advocacy and for research into ME! The NIH is hosting a conference on ME in early April along with a Young Investigators Workshop specifically geared towards early-career investigators with interest in ME. Concurrently, there will be a Congressional lobbying push hosted by #MEAction and SMCI

Enrolling: Harvard brain scan PEM study — local only

February 19, 2019 No Comments

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.

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

February 15, 2019 9 Comments

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

A loss to the ME community: Jonas Blomberg

February 6, 2019 6 Comments

You can listen to this article read aloud by visiting #MEAction’s Soundcloud here. It is with a heavy heart that we announce the sudden passing of Jonas Blomberg. Blomberg was an Emeritus Professor at the Department of Medical Sciences, Clinical Microbiology at Uppsala University in Sweden, active in scientific and medical research: one of his ongoing

Extended deadline – Attend the NIH Conference with a Scholarship from #MEAction!

January 29, 2019 No Comments

#MEAction is currently accepting applications from medical students and practicing medical professionals to attend the National Institutes of Health meeting on myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) research on April 4th-5th, 2019 in Bethesda, MD. The application is now due at 5 p.m. EST on Tuesday, February 26th. The goal of the meeting is to showcase high-quality studies to better understand the state of the science

Neuroinflammation review by #MEAction research fellows

January 14, 2019 4 Comments

Though science may speed along a bit fast to ‘catch’ on audio, you can also listen to me read this article on #MEAction’s Soundcloud here. We are pleased and proud to announce that our two research fellows, Sydney A. Brumfield and Paula S. Lara Mejia, have written and released their first professional science articles about

How Does ME Research Fare? Check Out these Piecharts.

January 8, 2019 2 Comments

Research scientist, Dr Mark Guthridge, PhD, from Melbourne Australia created this piechart to show that of these 13 diseases, people with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) have the worst quality of life but the least number of scientific publications in 2018. Follow Dr. Guthridge on Twitter.

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