Tag Archives: ME Research UK
The real experience of ‘fatigue’
ME Research UK article: The real experience of ‘fatigue’, 14 Dec 2015 ME/CFS is more than simple fatigue Fatigue is a disabling consequence of a wide range of chronic diseases, including cancer and multiple sclerosis. It was one also of the … Continue reading
Immune dysfunction differs in moderate and severe CFS/ME over time
Research abstract: Background: Research has identified immunological abnormalities in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME), a heterogeneous illness with an unknown cause and absence of diagnostic test. There have been no CFS/ME studies examining innate and adaptive immune cells longitudinally in … Continue reading
Muscle weakness in arms & trunk in ME/CFS
ME Research UK comments on research into muscle weakness, July 21 2015: One of the key difficulties that ME/CFS patients face is standing (orthostasis), particularly standing still. For them, simply being upright can trigger a cluster of symptoms, such as … Continue reading
NIH report: advancing ME/CFS research
ME Research UK comment, 17 June 2015: The prestigious US scientific journal Annals of Internal Medicine has just published a position paper – Advancing the research on ME/CFS – which summarizes the conclusions of the ‘Pathways to Prevention’ Workshop organized … Continue reading
Gwyn Hopkins walks over 1,000 miles for ME research
First published Tuesday 16 June 2015 in Tivyside advertiser by Enfys Bosworth: Gwyn Hopkins is about to pass the one thousand mile mark on her walk to raise money and awareness for ME research. She set off from Cardigan Castle on … Continue reading
Gwyn’s sponsored walk for ME Research UK
Ex ME Sufferer Gwyn Hopkins is to walk 150 miles to raise money for charity ME Research UK. “I suffered from ME. for 5 years, at first bed bound, then in a wheelchair. I made a complete recovery by the … Continue reading
Lynn’s London Marathon fundraising effort
Message from Rob & Menna Messenger: Our son Cerith and daughter Eleri have been severely ill with ME for 8 and 6 Years respectively. Eleri (now 21) has been unable to stand / walk since the age of 15, and … Continue reading
