Ex-atmosphere/ocean scientist. Ill with M.E #pwME. Patient advocate (when able). Interested in how we live. Open-minded, but always sceptical.
Jun 6, 2024 • 10 tweets • 2 min read
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I've just learnt of a new project/study at Goldsmiths (University of London), which I have concerns about.
The project is called 'Recovery Is Possible: Lessons in ‘ME/CFS’ Recovery from YouTube'. 1/n
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The above screenshot/link is the only information I can find online about the project, and it is not clear who is running this study.
However, I've seen a further document about the project, attached here:
Feb 21, 2024 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
The long-awaited NIH study has just been published.
Deep phenotyping of post-infectious myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome
A quick thread on the 'imminent' UK Gov. ME/CFS Delivery Plan, and, in particular, research funding.
First, the situation RE UK publicly-funded ME/CFS research is truly dire. Right now there is just one active project attempting to understand the illness—DecodeME. 1/n
Apart from DecodeME, the MRC has essentially not funded any direct research into ME/CFS for the past decade. Even NIHR funding—for the type of wishy-washy nonsense they love to fund—is currently low compared with past levels.