Tag Archives: Prof Jonathan Edwards

Key scientists ask Lancet for independent re-analysis of PACE trial

Six eminent researchers, 5 from the USA, 1 from Britain, have sent an open letter to the Editor of the Lancet urging the appointment of an independent panel of researchers to investigate the journal’s reporting of the PACE trial in 2011, due to the … Continue reading

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Responses to ‘Fear of exercise’ report in BMJ

The BMJ reports on the latest study from the PACE trial published on 13 January in the Lancet Psychiatry, with an article by Ingrid Torjesen. A number of letters in response challenging the research conclusions have been published online including those by: Prof … Continue reading

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Norwegian Rituximab trial update

The Norwegian multicenter Rituximab study begins The long-awaited Norwegian phase III study of Rituximab as a treatment for ME/CFS is now getting off the ground. The study is led by the oncologists Prof Olav Mella and Dr Øystein Fluge at … Continue reading

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Scientific American highlights brain inflammation studies

Researchers might soon redefine the mysterious condition, while the latest findings point to the role of brain inflammation by Katherine Harmon Courage in Scientific American, May 16, 2014 More than one million people in the U.S. suffer from a poorly … Continue reading

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Rituximab UK trial update

Invest in ME have now raised £57,000 for their UK rituximab trial from a variety of organisations and individuals and can begin the first phase. The UCL team is working on a study to confirm and expand Dr Bansal’s B cell results … Continue reading

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