Tag Archives: ME Research UK

New Australian genetic marker detection study

Posted on 11/10/2016 by wames

ME Research UK blog post, 6 November 2016: New study – Genetic marker detection Prof Brett Lidbury and colleagues at the John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australian National University in Canberra are conducting an ongoing programme, funded by charities in … Continue reading →

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Nose & throat inflammation & HPV vaccinations in ME

Posted on 10/24/2016 by wames

ME Research UK article, 19 October 2016: Nose and throat inflammation There are many different triggers for ME/CFS. In most people, the illness starts with an infection, often viral, but others report a vaccination or immunisation as the initial event. … Continue reading →

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Clear need for ME research says new report

Posted on 09/30/2016 by wames

ME Research UK article, 29 September 2016: ME/CFS research funding: an overview of activity by major institutional funders included on the Dimensions database: A report into the funding of ME/CFS by major institutional funders over the past decade was unveiled … Continue reading →

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Milk protein intolerance in ME/CFS

Posted on 08/26/2016 by wames

ME Research UK article, 23 Aug 2016: Milk protein intolerance Around 20% of people in developed societies have adverse reactions to particular foods, and some have outright food intolerances, defined as undesirable non-allergic reactions that do not involve a direct … Continue reading →

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Increased Pattern-related visual stress during reading in ME/CFS

Posted on 06/16/2016 by wames

Research abstract: ME/CFS is a debilitating disorder affecting at least 250,000 people in the United Kingdom. This condition has a number of incapacitating symptoms including post-exertional fatigue, cognitive deficits, and flu-like symptoms. However, with an unresolved aetiology, controversial diagnosis, and no clear treatment, it … Continue reading →

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Brain white matter abnormalities in ME/CFS

Posted on 06/13/2016 by wames

ME Research UK research article, by Dr Neil Abbot, 25 May 2016: White matter abnormalities Most studies in ME/CFS are cross-sectional in nature – researchers look at patients and controls at one point in time and make comparisons between the … Continue reading →

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MicroRNAs as potential biomarkers in ME/CFS

Posted on 04/06/2016 by wames

ME Research UK comments on recent research: MicroRNAs hsa-miR-99b, hsa-miR-330, hsa-miR-126 and hsa-miR-30c: Potential Diagnostic Biomarkers in Natural Killer (NK) Cells of Patients with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS)/ Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME), by RD Petty, NE McCarthy, R Le Dieu, J R … Continue reading →

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The search for a genetic predisposition to ME/CFS

Posted on 03/02/2016 by wames

ME Research article, 26 February 2016: Genome-wide associations In human beings, a very small number of DNA gene sequences differ between individuals, and these consist largely of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs, pronounced “snips”). While most SNPs are silent, others have … Continue reading →

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Walking & co-ordination problems in ME/CFS

Posted on 01/27/2016 by wames

ME Research UK overview article: Walking & co-ordination problems Mechanistic factors that compromise automaticity of walking. From Automaticity of walking. Clark DJ. Front. Hum Neurosci, 05 May 2015   We already know that many ME/CFS patients have difficulties standing (orthostasis), … Continue reading →

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ME Research UK research projects

Posted on 01/11/2016 by wames

ME Research UK has produced another print-run of their 32-page special edition of Breakthrough magazine entitled ‘£1 million of biomedical research: an overview of the projects you have funded’. If you would like a (free) hard copy in the post, simply … Continue reading →

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