Changes in guidance and science seem to have little impact on millions of devastated lives. It’s a social crisis playing out behind closed doors, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

Changes in guidance and science seem to have little impact on millions of devastated lives. It’s a social crisis playing out behind closed doors, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

Changes in guidance and science seem to have little impact on millions of devastated lives. It’s a social crisis playing out behind closed doors, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

By David Tuller, DrPH In recent months, one of the most high-profile people with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS)—Australian Alem ...

Other lives: Professor whose research led to immunotherapies that have improved the lives of countless individuals

Multiple studies have found an increased response of the hormone prolactin to the drug buspironeContinue readingIncreased prolactin response to buspirone

Whether it is ME patients or another target, huge swathes of the media have normalised hatred of minorities for years, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan

Being ill is hard.  What an obvious thing to say – and yet how often it goes unspoken.  I’ve written about many aspects of life with long-term illness: from the grief of dreams shat…

By matching DNA results with gene expression databases researchers can determine the tissues and cellContinue readingCell and tissue enrichment in ME/CFS

By David Tuller, DrPH Much has already been written about Alan Levinovitz’ 7,600-word love poem to the potential healing powers of so-called “mind-body” int ...

Some argue that quitting the platform formerly known as Twitter cedes the space to malign actors. But it’s an open sewer, beyond redemption, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Liew

What is the way ahead for the assisted dying bill? (“MPs seek to revive assisted dying bill in face of Lords filibustering”, 26 April). The simple route is to await the ballot for private members b...

The UK government has given nearly £5 million to fund full sequencing of the DNA of 6,000 people with ME using the best available technology. This will help scientists home in on what is really dri…

The government will provide £4.75 million in funding to British scientists who aim to create a test to reliably identify chronic fatigue syndrome

We are thrilled to announce that our landmark research study, Sequence ME & Long Covid, has received major funding (£4.75m) from the UK government, signalling a transformative...

Help Robert Saunders raise money to support Action for M.E.

Help Robert Saunders raise money to support Action for M.E.

Help Robert Saunders raise money to support Action for M.E.

Help Robert Saunders raise money to support Action for M.E.

A new study strengthens the findings that ME/CFS is a disease with a highly unusual feature. Analysis of survey data on patients across Europe found there are two peak ages for getting ME/CFS, arou…

If new claimants don’t meet strict criteria, they’ll lose half of the health element of universal credit. Don’t ignore that: in life’s lottery, that could easily be you, says Guardian columnist France...

If new claimants don’t meet strict criteria, they’ll lose half of the health element of universal credit. Don’t ignore that: in life’s lottery, that could easily be you, says Guardian columnist France...

Abstract. Myalgic Encephalomyelitis, or Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS), is a disease of uncertain origin. Studies of Norwegian health records have sugge

The ME/CFS scandal goes much deeper than my 27-minute explainer video. That was just an introduction — how for decades patients were told…

I don't think trying to gather lots of signatories would be a good idea here. there are too many competing political interests. At this stage I am not sure that a signed letter is the way to go in fac...