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.
NEWS
New Publication! mapMECFS Tool Enhances Data Discovery
November 11, 2021
New findings published in the Journal of Translational Medicine finds that mapMECFS is a disease-specific data portal to improve data sharing and collaboration among ME/CFS research around the world.
Take Me ThereEVENT
Massachusetts ME/CFS & FM Association's Annual Meeting
October 23, 2021
This online event is brought to you by the Massachusetts ME/CFS and FM Association in Partnership with the National Institutes of Health. Three MECFS Network investigators and a partner will present at the meeting: Dr. W. Ian Lipkin, Dr. Derya Unutmaz, Dr. Maureen Hanson, and Dr. Lucinda Bateman. Dr. Avindra Nath, from NIH, will also present.
The meeting, Advances in Our Understanding of ME/CFS and the Effects of Long COVID, will convene on October 23, from 12:30-4:00 p.m.
Please visit to register: https://www.massmecfs.org/component/civicrm/?task=civicrm/event/register&reset=1&id=64
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NIH ME/CFS Advocacy Call
October 22, 2021
The NIH ME/CFS Advocacy call will convene on October 22, 2021 at 3:00 p.m.
The meeting video and transcipt are forthcoming.
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.
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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.