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UK Charity Invest in ME Research @investinmeresearch.bsky.social · 10h

Invest in ME Research - Grants for Young EMERG International ME Workshop in Vienna
for the forthcoming Young EMERG International ME Workshop in Vienna
The Future of ME/CFS Research

investinme.org/iimer-newsle...
#mecfs #research @youngemerg.bsky.social #InvestinMEresearch

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UK Charity Invest in ME Research @investinmeresearch.bsky.social · 10h

The Vienna Science and Technology Fund (WWTF) is further enhancing research into #mecfs with new possibilities for young/early career researchers
A fellowship programme of lab rotations with various research groups in Vienna
youngemerg.com/ye-news25100...
#mecfs #research @youngemerg.bsky.social

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youngEMERG @youngemerg.bsky.social · 19h

👋Meet #yEMERG

Ella Abken is a Research Assistant at CureME. She studies ME/CFS, manages UK ME/CFS Biobank data, and focuses on gender medicine and sex differences. Neuroscience-trained, she partners with the Women’s Brain Foundation and G3 Modern Medicine to support inclusive research.

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UK Charity Invest in ME Research @investinmeresearch.bsky.social · 1d

The registration for the 15th Biomedical Research into ME Colloquium is now open
#BRMEC15 27 - 29 May 2026
Wellcome Genome Campus, UK
www.investinme.org/BRMEC15.shtml
#mecfs #research #IMECW2026

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UK Charity Invest in ME Research @investinmeresearch.bsky.social · 1d

Invest in ME Research Summer Student Bursaries 2025 - Addendum

The IiMER bursaries offered hands-on experience in cutting-edge research focusing on ME

www.investinme.org/iimer-newsle...
#research #MedEd#mecfs #InvestinMEresearch

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UK Charity Invest in ME Research @investinmeresearch.bsky.social · 1d

Dutch Research Award for Rik Haagmans
Virus infection and reactivation and the gastrointestinal microbiome in myalgic encephalomyelitis
www.investinme.org/iimer-newsle...
#mecfs #research #InvestinMEresearch @youngemerg.bsky.social

Banner image depicting Dutch landscape with DN helix - Dutch research award to IiMER-funded PhD Rik Hagmaans

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Andrew Gifford @andrewgiffordphoto.bsky.social · 2d

Mike Harley is a marathon running machine, raising funds for ME research. £52,000 and counting!

@mikeseumarathons.bsky.social

#MECFS #LongCovid #pwME

UK Charity Invest in ME Research @investinmeresearch.bsky.social · 3d

Thanks to Mike Harley for another outstanding effort to raise funds to facilitate biomedical research into #MECFS
at the Skopje Marathon 2025
www.justgiving.com/fundraising/...
#philanthropy #research #CofEforME #InvestinMEresearch @mikeseumarathons.bsky.social

Mike Harley - EU Marathons for ME - SKopje October 2025

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UK Charity Invest in ME Research @investinmeresearch.bsky.social · 2d

On European Carers Day nothing typifies the plight faced by carers of #mecfs patients than
𝗟𝗜𝗟𝗜 - 𝗔𝗻 𝗠𝗘 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗿’𝘀 𝗩𝗶𝗲𝘄

investinme.org/mestory1010....
@CarersDay
#CarersDay_EU #WeAreCarers_EU #research

𝗟𝗜𝗟𝗜 - 𝗔𝗻 𝗠𝗘 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗿’𝘀 𝗩𝗶𝗲𝘄 - from UK charity Invest in ME Research

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UK Charity Invest in ME Research @investinmeresearch.bsky.social · 3d

Thanks to Mike Harley for another outstanding effort to raise funds to facilitate biomedical research into #MECFS
at the Skopje Marathon 2025
www.justgiving.com/fundraising/...
#philanthropy #research #CofEforME #InvestinMEresearch @mikeseumarathons.bsky.social

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Quadram Institute @quadraminstitute.bsky.social · 4d

This #WorldFungusDay meet the gut mycobiome, the fungi living in our gut 🔬

What fungi live in the gut? Meet the gut mycobiome - Quadram Institute

Our gastrointestinal tract is teeming with microbes. The fungal component of the microbiome is known as the mycobiome.

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Nature Genetics @natgenet.nature.com · 8d

📢OUT TODAY @natgenet.nature.com

📰Limited overlap between genetic effects on disease susceptibility and disease survival.

By Zhiyu Yang, Nina Mars, Andrea Ganna and colleagues.

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www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Limited overlap between genetic effects on disease susceptibility and disease survival - Nature Genetics

Systematic comparison of genome-wide association results for disease risk and disease-specific mortality for nine common diseases across seven biobanks finds limited overlap between genetic effects on disease susceptibility and survival.

www.nature.com

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Quadram Institute @quadraminstitute.bsky.social · 9d

🆕 New technique to speed up the design of drugs targeting proteins in the cell membrane

The research is a collaboration between @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social and the Quadram Institute , on the Norwich Research Park, and the Spanish National Research Council @csic.es 🌍
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New technique to speed up the design of drugs targeting proteins in the cell membrane - Quadram Institute

An team has developed a new technique that will speed up the design of drugs targeting ion channels, a type of cell membrane protein

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UK Charity Invest in ME Research @investinmeresearch.bsky.social · 12d

"This work provides the first robust genetic evidence defining fibromyalgia as a central nervous system disorder, thereby establishing a biological framework for its complex pathophysiology and extensive clinical comorbidities."

www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...

The genetic architecture of fibromyalgia across 2.5 million individuals

Fibromyalgia is a common and debilitating chronic pain syndrome of poorly understood etiology. Here, we conduct a multi-ancestry genome-wide association study meta-analysis across 2,563,755 individual...

www.medrxiv.org

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Quadram Institute @quadraminstitute.bsky.social · 13d

📣 Speakers announced for the Oral Tissue Collaborative (OTC) Symposium

Register now to join either in person or online for the event on the future of oral tissue biorepositories

🗓️ 10 October

Register by 3 October ⤵️

Oral Tissue Collaborative (OTC) Symposium: Building Excellence in Oral Tissue Biobanking - Quadram Institute

This symposium brings together leading experts, researchers, and practitioners in the field of oral tissue biobanking

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European ME Alliance @europeanmealliance.bsky.social · Aug 8

EMEA Press Release

Severe ME - European ME Alliance's practical and achievable proposal for taking action for this Human and Economic Crisis that Europe Can No Longer Ignore

www.europeanmealliance.org/documents/eu...
#mecfs #SevereME #research

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European ME Alliance @europeanmealliance.bsky.social · 26d

ME must be explicitly included in UN & WHO global NCD strategies
Recognition is first step toward accountability & action
European ME Alliance is pressing for change-because people with #MECFS should not wait any longer
www.europeanmealliance.org/news-Q32025-...
#UNHLM4 #DisabilityRights #EUHealth

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European ME Alliance @europeanmealliance.bsky.social · 26d

ME affects an estimated 240 million people worldwide
In Europe, the average wait for diagnosis is 7 years
-Delays and disbelief worsen disability.
-This is not just a health issue—it is a human rights issue
www.europeanmealliance.org/news-Q32025-...
#MECFS #UNHLM4 #DisabilityRights

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European ME Alliance @europeanmealliance.bsky.social · 26d

As UN prepares its Political Declaration for 4th High-Level Meeting on NCDs, Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) remains invisible
@Euromeall challenges this neglect - calling for ME to be recognised in global health strategies
www.europeanmealliance.org/news-Q32025-...
#MECFS #UNHLM4 #DisabilityRights

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European ME Alliance @europeanmealliance.bsky.social · 22d

On #WorldPatientSafetyDay EMEA calls for children’s safety and care
Every child deserves to be believed and supported - Patient safety from the start
www.europeanmealliance.org/news-Q32025-...

#ChildHealth #SafetyFirst #mecfs
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European ME Alliance @europeanmealliance.bsky.social · 22d

This is a patient safety issue. Children with ME need to be believed, supported, & given care adapted to their needs to help avoid more severe disability levels
www.europeanmealliance.org/news-Q32025-...
#WorldPatientSafetyDay
#ChildHealth #SafetyFirst #mecfs

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European ME Alliance @europeanmealliance.bsky.social · 17d

Switzerland is putting in place one of Europe’s first national strategies specifically dedicated to improving care and research for ME/CFS and Long Covid
www.europeanmealliance.org/news-Q32025-...
#mecfs #Longcovid #EuropeanMEalliance

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UK Charity Invest in ME Research @investinmeresearch.bsky.social · 17d

Studying Gut Viruses in ME
investinme.org/ce-blog-2309...
#mecfs

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Quadram Institute @quadraminstitute.bsky.social · 17d

Today is #WorldAlzheimersDay. Our scientists are investigating the link between microbes found in the gut and dementia ⤵️

Norwich scientists explore link between dementia and gut microbes

Scientists in Norwich are investigating the link between microbes found in the gut and dementia.

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Adrian Liston @labliston.bsky.social · 19d

For our #flowcytometry peeps, would you like to have a single fix/perm protocol that is optimised for everything? One that preserves fluorophores while allowing simultaneous TF and cytokine staining? How about 100-fold cheaper?

You got it:
currentprotocols.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

currentprotocols.onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Quadram Institute @quadraminstitute.bsky.social · 18d

A vegan or vegetarian diet has well-established health benefits. But it does also increase the risk of deficiency of certain nutrients, in particular vitamin B12 & iron 🌿

If you have periods & follow a plant-based diet take part in our HARVEST study🥬

The HARVEST Study: Hydroponic fortification and dietary app effect on vitamin B12 and iron status 🌿

At the Quadram Institute we are running the HARVEST study 🌿The HARVEST study tests hydroponic kitchen gardens that biofortify leafy greens alongside a bespo...

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