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ME/CFS Can Affect Anyone
Millions of people worldwide are affected by Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS). Yet the causes, diagnostic markers, progression, and FDA-approved treatments remain unknown. The shared vision of the ME/CFS Collaborative Research Network (ME/CFSnet) is to encourage collaborative research in partnership with individuals and advocacy groups to understand the disease and develop better diagnosis and treatment.
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Invest in ME Research International Conference Week | May 26-30, 2025
May 26, 2025
Save the date! The international ME conference week events are planned for May 26-30, 2025. More details will be forthcoming over the next months.
Take Me ThereEVENT
NIH ME/CFS Advocacy Call | January 2025
January 14, 2025
NIH's next ME/CFS Webinar will be held on January 14, 2025 from 2:00 – 3:00 pm ET. The webinar will include updates from NIH on ME/CFS-related research activities and a presentation by Vikram Chib, PhD, and Agostina Casamento-Moran, PhD, from Johns Hopkins University. Click below to register.
Take Me ThereNEWS
New Publication! New Research Finds T Cell Exhaustion in ME/CFS
December 2, 2024
New research from MECFSnet investigators finds T cell exhaustion as a hallmark of ME/CFS using multiomic analysis. These findings may provide the basis for future therapeutic approaches. This study was published in PNAS.
Take Me ThereThese institutions are working together as the ME/CFS Research Network.
Visit the CDC to learn more about ME/CFS.
Collaboration Drives Progress
Investigators, health care providers, and advocates are collaborating across the Research Network to drive progress in understanding ME/CFS. Together, we can advance discoveries to improve the lives of members of the ME/CFS community.
Grants that fund MECFSnet are managed by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. This website was supported by a grant from NIH, grant #U24-NS-105535.
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What is ME/CFS?
Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME), also referred to as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), is a multi-system disease that causes dysfunction of the neurological, immune, endocrine, and energy metabolism systems.
