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At the three-day Working Group Meeting and Community Symposium on the Molecular Basis of ME/CFS at Stanford University, sponsored by OMF, so much scientific progress was evident. We are clearly progressing from just data gathering to formulating new hypotheses as to the causes of symptoms and even a possible cause of the disease. The buzz...
by Cort Johnson A New Approach To Chronic Fatigue Syndrome If we ask Nature a question and ask it well, Nature answers. Most of the time the answer refutes our hypothesis. This time, Nature didn’t refute the hypothesis. Robert Phair Ron Davis mentioned one of chronic fatigue syndrome’s aces in the hole several times –...
Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) Collaborative Research Center at Harvard, funded by OMF We are proud to announce the establishment of another ME/CFS Collaborative Research Center. This research initiative, which includes participants from Harvard Medical School (HMS) affiliated hospitals is supported by the Open Medicine Foundation (OMF). The participating HMS Institutions include the Massachusetts General Hospital...
OMF Ambassador Stuart Murdoch was interviewed by Dr. Sanjay Gupta, Medical Reporter and neurosurgeon, on CNN’s Turning Points. Stuart’s message is to raise awareness about ME/CFS. “It could be the most important thing I ever do,” he said. Stuart shares his personal story: (CNN) Stuart Murdoch was an active, vibrant young man enjoying college life in Glasgow, Scotland, in the...
OMF Ambassador Stuart Murdoch on CNN – Oct 3rd & Oct 6th OMF Ambassador Stuart Murduch will be featured this week on CNN News in the U.S. as a part of its feature, Turning Points. Stuart’s message is to raise awareness about ME/CFS. Tune in to CNN to watch Stuart on: Wednesday, October 3, 2018 – CNN “New Day”...
“So much hope in one room.” – “This is what progress looks like.” Check out photos from the Working Group Meeting on the Molecular Basis of ME/CFS, sponsored by OMF. More than 50 scientists have gathered for three days to give presentations, engage in in-depth discussions, brainstorm new ideas and next steps, and develop targeted...
Open Medicine Foundation Delivers Hope to Millions of Patients For Immediate Release Sept. 20, 2018 (Los Angeles, CA) – Open Medicine Foundation (OMF), the premier nonprofit organization investing in research to cure myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), sponsors the Second Annual Community Symposium on the Molecular Basis of ME/CFS on September 29, 2018, at Stanford...
Author: Ryan Prior Every morning, I shave, brush my teeth, and swallow a dozen pills. I look in the mirror and thank God I can even walk out the door. Since 2007, I’ve lived with an incurable disease known as chronic fatigue syndrome. Internationally, doctors call it myalgic encephalomyelitis, or ME/CFS. The tongue-twister means “painful...
