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MRC invites ME/CFS research applications
Researching ME/CFS: highlight notice The Medical Research Council (MRC) invites applications from researchers that address 1 or more of the research areas identified by the ME/CFS Priority Setting Partnership for ME/CFS research: post-exertional malaise use of existing drugs for … Continue reading
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Tagged biomedical research, ME/CFS Priority Setting Partnership, ME/CFS PSP, MRC, UK Research and Innovation, UKRI
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£3.2 million for new DecodeME DNA study
£3.2 million for new DecodeME DNA study The ME/CFS Biomedical Partnership has received funding to begin the DecodeME DNA study. This will be a very large study to analyse DNA from the saliva of people with ME/CFS to see … Continue reading
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Tagged Ali McNamara, Danny Chowdhury, DecodeME study, Dr Nina Muirhead, ME/CFS Biomedical Partnership, ME/CFS DNA study, Medical Research Council, MRC, National Institute for Health Research, Prof Chris Ponting, UK ME/CFS Biobank
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New research initiative: ME/CFS Biomedical Partnership
ME/CFS Biomedical Partnership: Genetics and Biomarkers This is the working title for a partnership of researchers, including Professor Chris Ponting of the UK CMRC, and Dr Luis Nacul of the Cure ME UK ME/CFS Biobank (UKMEB) team and ME/CFS patients, carers and public. Early … Continue reading
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Tagged CureME, Dr Luis Nacul, ME/CFS Biomedical Partnership, Medical Research Council, MRC, National Institute for Health Research, NIHR, Prof Chris Ponting, UK CFS/ME Research Collaborative, UK CMRC, UK ME/CFS Biobank
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UK parliament Q&A: CFS Research
UK House of Commons Written Questions and Answers: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: research: Written question – 221619, & 221620. 22 February 2019. Question 1: Asked by Sharon Hodgson (MP Washington & Sunderland) 14 February 2019 To ask the Secretary of … Continue reading
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Tagged biomedical research, Caroline Skidmore MP, Medical Research Council, MRC, National Institute for Health Research, NIHR, Sharon Hodgson MP, Steve Brine MP
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Trial By Error: Professor Edwards’ letter to MRC’s Fiona Watt
Virology blog post, by David Tuller, DrPH, 28 August 2018: Trial By Error: Professor Edwards’ Letter to MRC’s Fiona Watt Jonathan Edwards, an emeritus professor of medicine at University College London, recently sent a letter to Professor Fiona Watt, executive … Continue reading
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Tagged Medical Research Council, MRC, PACE trial, Prof Fiona Watt, Prof Jonathan Edwards, Times
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Prof Hooper challenges value of CBT for ME
Article by Prof Malcolm Hooper, 15 October 2016: A response to Professor Fred Friedberg’s editorial about CBT Professor Fred Friedberg asks why cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is so vilified in the chronic fatigue syndrome community. He opens his Editorial by stating: … Continue reading
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Tagged CBT, cognitive behavioural therapy, Dr Fred Friedberg, MRC, Prof Malcolm Hooper, Prof Simon Wessely
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Clear need for ME research says new report
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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Tagged biomedical research, ME Research UK, Medical Research Council, MRC, Prof Stephen, Sonya Chowdhury, UK CFS/ME Research Collaborative, UK CMRC
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PLOS One to investigate PACE trial’s refusal to share data
Response from PLOS One editors to requests for more information about the PACE trial: Several readers have raised concerns regarding the analyses reported in this article. We are also aware that there have been requests for the data from this … Continue reading
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Tagged data sharing, Medical Research Council, MRC, open access, PACE trial, PLOS One, Prof James C Coyne
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Why has the PACE Study’s “Sister Trial” been “Disappeared” and Forgotten?
David Tuller continues his analysis of research about treatments for CFS with an examination of the FINE trial. A summary has been compiled by MEAction. Virology blog: Trial By Error, Continued: Why has the PACE Study’s “Sister Trial”been “Disappeared” and Forgotten? [9 … Continue reading
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Tagged BMJ, British medical Journal, Chalder fatigue scale, FINE trial, Lancet, Medical Research Council, MRC, PACE trial, Prof Alison Wearden, Prof Michael Sharpe, Prof Peter White, Science Media Centre, Tom Kindlon, Trudie Chalder
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House of Lords Q&A re PACE trial
26 November 2012 Lord Marland, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, has answered a House of Lords Question tabled by the Countess of Mar concerning the PACE trial. The Countess of Mar (Crossbench): To ask Her … Continue reading
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Tagged Countess of Mar, House of Lords, Lord Marland, Medical Research Council, MRC, PACE trial, Queen MAry University London
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