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Report of the Community Symposium on the Molecular Basis of ME/CFS

The first Open Medicine Foundation Community Symposium on the Molecular Basis of ME/CFS On August 12, 2017, the Community Symposium on the Molecular Basis of ME/CFS (myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome) convened ~ 300 researchers, clinicians, patients, caregivers, families, and advocates … Continue reading

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Researchers identify biomarkers associated with CFS severity

Stanford Medicine News Center press release, by Bruce Goldman, 31 July 2017: Researchers identify biomarkers associated with chronic fatigue syndrome severity Stanford investigators used high-throughput analysis to link inflammation to chronic fatigue syndrome, a difficult-to-diagnose disease with no known cure. … Continue reading

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Cytokine signature associated with disease severity in CFS patients

Cytokine signature associated with disease severity in chronic fatigue syndrome patients, by Jose G. Montoyaa, Tyson H. Holmes, Jill N. Anderson, Holden T. Maecker, Yael Rosenberg-Hasson, Ian J. Valencia, Lily Chu, Jarred W. Younger, Cristina M. Tato, and Mark M. … Continue reading

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The Stanford Paradox: elevated energy production found in ME/CFS

Health rising blog post, by Cort Johnson, 18 April 2017: The Stanford Paradox: Elevated Energy Production Found in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS)   Producing energy is a big problem in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS). In fact it’s probably the problem in … Continue reading

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Prof Ron Davis outlines key research needs for ME/CFS

OMF blog post, 1 July 2016: Open Medicine Ron Davis’ response to the NIH Request For Information (RFI): Input for New Research Strategies for ME/CFS. We would like to share the information that Dr. Ron Davis sent in response to … Continue reading

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Stanford University’s ME/CFS research

Researchers are making headway toward finding evidence of chronic fatigue syndrome and how it may change the brain. Ronald W. Davis, a Stanford University genetics researcher who was instrumental in the Human Genome Project, is heading up a new research … Continue reading

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Stanford ME/CFS Initiative at a tipping point

Five years ago an anonymous donor put enough money into the Stanford ME/CFS Initiative to run a greatly expanded research program. Dr Montoya took advantage of the opportunity to examine multiple areas of the body (immune system, heart, brain) and … Continue reading

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Videos of expert lectures from Stanford ME/CFS Symposium 2014

Advances in Clinical Care and Translational Research: a Continuing Medical Education Conference Presented by the Department of Medicine and Division of Infectious Diseases and Geographic Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine and Stanford Hospital & Clinics.  March 19, 2014 … Continue reading

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