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Article today from the Norwegian broadcasting corporation about athletes who suddenly come down with something the doctors believe has similarities with ME - although the prognosis are good for the athletes. Anyone else heard of this? Any thoughts? NRK: Hvorfor slutter idrettekroppene å...

I realize some people in the CFS/ME community look down on the Jackson Laboratory. Despite the fact that JAX is a late comer and there are some politics going on here that I don't understand, JAX has received a large amount of cash money from NIH, so it's important to keep an idea on what they...

and: https://twitter.com/mecfsbiobank/status/931096173179539458 What I don't know is whether PWME outside London can participate. Do you know, @Jonathan Edwards?

Especially while the forum is new, it's good to be a bit active in seeking out news to post on the forum, to keep it interesting for readers. Everyone can help with this - it's quite good fun to bring new tidbits for other people. Here's a list of sources that I often check (and I'm likely to...

Nope, you don't get to hope for a universal cure... lets keep it plausible people! As someone with a mild PACE obsession, I spend much more time hoping that junk-science gets picked apart rather than that good science will lead to real progress anyway. I dare to hope that we will see the...

Notice of a study funded by ME Research UK. http://www.meresearch.org.uk/our-research/ongoing-studies/gut-immune-and-microbiome-changes/ Additionally

It would be great if we could have a XenForo calendar :cool: for people to bung events onto, but meantime, what's coming up? I'm aware of: Nov 1 2017 & onwards: Theatrical and community screenings of Unrest (list here). 2018: Publication of the Fluge/Mella rituximab trial 31-31 May, 2018...

Intriguing five-minute video showing excerpts from the October 14th, Washington DC meeting of leaders from academia, biotech, government, research, and medicine, brought together by Solve to 'disrupt to the status quo' by fostering collaboration and speeding up research. Individual...

I heard the first half of Desert Island Discs this morning on my way to work, and this 80 year old lady is incredibly inspirational. She comes from Somaliland, is the daughter of a doctor, and was a nurse and midwife - pioneering and revolutionary in its day in her homeland. She speaks of...

Interesting article about social psychology and the replication issue. Belongs in Other News but that forum isn't open yet. Andrew Gelman gets a mention. https://nyti.ms/2zjnPJ5

Short summaries of the presentations, including Zaher Nahle's intro, Hanson, Lipkin, Unutmaz (i.e. the leaders of the centres getting NIH funding) and others - Klimas, Rowe, plus people new to the field...