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Welcome to Science For ME
About the forum. Members can access our rules, guidance on using the forum and a section where members can introduce themselves.
ME/CFS and Long Covid news
A place to discuss news about ME/CFS and Long Covid.
ME/CFS and Long Covid news
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A place to discuss news about ME/CFS and Long Covid.
ME/CFS and Long Covid research
A place to discuss specific research papers for ME/CFS and associated illnesses such as Long Covid. Each thread should be about a single research paper.
ME/CFS and Long Covid research
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A place to discuss specific research papers for ME/CFS and associated illnesses such as Long Covid. Each thread should be about a single research paper.
Other news and research
A place to post and discuss other news and research relevant to people with ME/CFS
Other news and research
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A place for other health-related news and research. 'Conditions related to ME/CFS' includes IBS, POTS, fibromyalgia, post-treatment lyme disease, Gulf War Illness. 'Other Psychosomatic Medicine' covers approaches to diseases other than ME/CFS and Long Covid based on a psychosomatic paradigm - these often refer to illness labels such as Medically Unexplained Symptoms (MUS) and functional disorders (e.g. Functional Neurological Disease).
Advocacy and Fundraising
A place to discuss advocacy and fundraising related to the ME/CFS community
Guidelines, reviews and disease coding This section is for guidelines, reviews and coding with public consultation processes for ME/CFS and similar and related illnesses. Scientific papers about guidelines and reviews should be posted in the Research section.
ME/CFS related guidelines, reviews, disease coding
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'Guidelines, reviews and coding for ME/CFS and similar illnesses - development and discussion
This section is for guidelines, reviews and coding with public processes for comment. Scientific papers about guidelines and reviews should be posted in the Research subforums.'
Discussion topics
Research quality and methodology discussions
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Symptoms and signs discussions
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Sub-forums:
- General and other signs and symptoms
- Post-Exertional malaise and fatigue
- Pain and Inflammation
- Sleep Disturbance
- Cardiovascular and exercise physiology (CPET)
- Orthostatic intolerance
- Neurological/cognitive/vision
- Blood (e.g. coagulation, cell stiffness)
- Immunological
- Hypersensitivity and Intolerance Reactions
- Gastrointestinal and Urinary
- Cellular (mitochondria, metabolites, cytokines)
A place to discuss treatments for ME/CFS and related conditions, excluding psychosomatic treatments
Psychosomatic theories and treatments discussions
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A place to discuss theories and treatments based on the assumption that ME/CFS and other illnesses are psychosomatic, caused by false illness beliefs and deconditioning. Topics include PACE trial, CBT, GET, MUS, functional diseases, Lightning Process.
Other specific illnesses discussions
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A place to discuss alternative diagnoses and possible co-morbidities
Doctors, clinics and organisations discussions
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General ME/CFS discussions
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For discussion topics that don't fit any of the named discussion forums.
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New Threads
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Mast cells boost anti-tumor potency of MAIT cells via inflammasome-dependent secretion of IL-18, 2025, Fan et al.- Started by SNT Gatchaman
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Protective role of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibody responses against vital organ related long COVID symptoms, 2025, Yukari Magawa et al.
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Therapeutic apheresis: A promising method to remove microplastics?, 2025, Bornstein- Started by Dolphin
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Mucus production stimulated by IFN-AhR signaling triggers hypoxia of COVID-19, Liu et al. 2020- Started by jnmaciuch
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