by Sasha Nimmo Australian researchers at Griffith University’s School of Medical Science and the National Centre for Neuroimmunology (NCNED) looked
by Sasha Nimmo Australia’s National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) says it plans to spend $3-5 million dollars over
UNSW deny Prof Lloyd’s CBT/GET trial causes harm to participants and refuses to stop the trial or amend it in any way. The university says the people who are protesting ‘harbour resentment against the notion that CFS may have psychological causes’, plus continues to defend the PACE trial.
by Christine Hunter Alison became suddenly ill in 1986 with a high fever, brutal headache and a disturbing myriad of
Parliament was told that 75% of Australians with ME and CFS recover. The real figure is closer to 5%.
Why would the government allocate funding for medical research and treatment if it is told that most patients recover without it?
ME patients, family, friends, health practitioners and researchers are joining together to bring ME to the attention of government. Melbourne’s MillionsMissing will be on the steps of Parliament House, Spring St, Melbourne, from 1pm to 2pm on Wednesday 12 October 2016.
by Sasha Nimmo Between 24,000 – 60,000 Australians have severe ME. This is the first in a series telling the
by Sasha Nimmo Myalgic Encephalomyelitis is estimated to affect between 0.4% and 1% of the population, according to the International Consensus
Queensland scientists looked at patients with moderate and severe Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (International Consensus Criteria). In the severe ME patients, they found 37 genes were significantly upregulated and 55 genes were significantly downregulated compared with nonfatigued controls. However, there was no difference in expression of protein kinase genes between moderate ME patients and controls.
Meet the Scientists: Rhiannon Morris is from Melbourne’s The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research (WEHI) which is the oldest research institute in Australia.
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