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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New Publication! MECFS Network Investigators Leverage Multiple Datasets to Identify ME/CFS
May 23, 2023
New research published in the Journal of Translational Medicine distinguishes individuals with ME/CFS from healthy controls with 86% accuracy. These findings are the result of a collaboration between two of our Network's research centers: Cornell University's Center for Enervating Immune Disease and Columbia's Center for Solutions for ME/CFS.
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New Publication! MECFS Network Investigators Examine Recovery from Exercise in ME/CFS
March 29, 2023
New research from MECFSnet investigators examines recovery from post exercise malaise in ME/CFS. These findings provide robust support cautioning against the use of graded exercise therapy in individuals with ME/CFS. This study was published in Medicina.
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National Geographic Article Features Microbiome Findings from Two MECFSnet Investigators
March 23, 2023
New research from MECFSnet investigators at Columbia's Center for Solutions for ME/CFS and the Jackson Laboratory suggest changes in gut microbiome might be the cause of ME/CFS. These findings may hold the key for new way to diagnose and treat ME/CFS. These studies were published in Cell Host & Microbe.
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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.
