Tag Archives: Dr Ian Lipkin

Research review: ME/CFS & Long COVID share similar symptoms & biological abnormalities

ME/CFS and Long COVID share similar symptoms and biological abnormalities   “In this review, we first compare the symptoms of ME/CFS and Long COVID, noting the considerable similarities and the few differences. We then compare in extensive detail the underlying … Continue reading

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Research: Metabolomic evidence for peroxisomal dysfunction in ME/CFS

Metabolomic evidence for peroxisomal dysfunction in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome   Research conclusion: Our findings provide the first metabolomic evidence of peroxisomal dysfunction, and are consistent with dysregulation of lipid remodeling and the tricarboxylic acid cycle. These findings, if validated … Continue reading

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New CFS test is 84% accurate

Medical News Today blog post, by Ana Sandoiu, 11 July 2018: New chronic fatigue syndrome test is 84 percent accurate Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome does not currently have a diagnostic test. But this may soon change, as researchers have developed a … Continue reading

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ME/CFS linked to imbalanced microbiome

Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health Press release, 26 April 2017: Chronic fatigue syndrome linked to imbalanced microbiome Scientists identify abnormal levels of specific gut bacteria in individuals with chronic fatigue syndrome, including those with and without co-morbid IBS … Continue reading

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Scientists discover biological evidence of 2 subgroups in ME/CFS

Medical news today blog post, by Ana Sandoiu, 4 April 2017: Biological basis of ‘atypical’ chronic fatigue syndrome revealed Extract: …CFS is difficult to identify as there is no test for it, and because it shares some of its symptoms … Continue reading

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US top science journal asserts shift in attitude towards ME/CFS has occurred

Simmaron Research blog post, by Cort Johnson, 31 March 2017: The Shift: Top Science Journal Asserts Shift in Attitude Towards ME/CFS Has Occurred, “Chronic Fatigue Syndrome is a biological disease” Dr. Ian Lipkin’s Center for Infection and Immunity at Columbia … Continue reading

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Dr Ian Lipkin says 3-5 years to solve ME/CFS

Cort Johnson reports: Ian Lipkin: Three to Five Years* to Solve Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS)  December 26, 2015 Ian Lipkin flew to Lake Tahoe this December to fundraise for joint projects with Simmaron Research Foundation. In a talk covering his … Continue reading

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Microbial Diagnostics and Discovery in ME/CFS – transcript of Lipkin talk

Transcript of Ian Lipkin MD’s talk at the Stanford ME/CFS Symposium in March, prepared by Patricia Carter of ME/CFS Forums is online: Microbial Diagnostics and Discovery in ME/CFS Dr. Ian Lipkin.  is the John Snow Professor of Epidemiology and Professor … Continue reading

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