Any researchers looking at the brain?

[Sunshine3]

Are there any studies underway at present looking at the brain? I know Maureen Hanson is doing brain MRIs after exercise and the intramural study will look at the brain. Anyone else? It seems to be an area that is being overlooked by OMF and the remaining 2 Collaborative Centres. Jose Montoya is looking at one area as a potential biomarker....I can't think of anything further..

 

[Andy]

VanElzakker is attempting to.
https://www.s4me.info/threads/me-cfs-alert-interview-with-michael-vanelzakker.3273/
https://www.s4me.info/threads/brain-imaging-study-request-for-crowdfunding.964/

 

[Sunshine3]

I donated ages ago but the amount raised hasn't increased since....which is odd

 

[Cinders66]

The Japanese are doing PET scan research. Health rising blogged on it, its to replicate theirs 2014 small study.120 people

https://upload.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000033257

Alluded to here
https://www.healthrising.org/blog/2...-fibromyalgia-chronic-fatigue-syndrome-mecfs/

The striking thing is we can name the tiny number

 

[MarcNotMark]

Jarred Younger studies brain temperature, see here:
https://www.s4me.info/threads/update-on-jarred-younger-brain-temperature-study.2710/

 

[Sunshine3]

I'd like to see more studies on the brain...there are so few!! Afterall it's a neurological disease?

 

[adambeyoncelowe]

There's an Oxford study comparing ME to bipolar. It's sponsored by the psychiatry department, but it is an MRS study, looking at lactate.

 

[Trish]

Jarred Younger is doing stuff on measuring the temperature in the brain - neuroinflammation. I think he's done a pilot study on ME, not sure whether he has funding to do more. Currently doing a study for rheumatoid arthritis.
https://cas.uab.edu/younger/research/