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NIH Intramural ME/CFS Study
Overview
In 2016, the 2023 ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ (NIH) launched the , which took place at the NIH Clinical Center in Bethesda, MD. The study focused on individuals who developed myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) after an infection and had been diagnosed within the previous 5 years. The goal was to closely examine the clinical and biological characteristics of the disease to improve our understanding of its causes and progression. The collaborative study was led by , clinical director at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) and involved researchers from other Institutes and Centers at the NIH, and from outside research institutions.
Publications
Walitt B, et al. Nat Commun. 2024 Feb 21;15(1):907. doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-45107-3. PMID: 38383456; PMCID: PMC10881493.
Stussman B, Calco B, Norato G, Gavin A, Chigurupati S, Nath A, Walitt B. BMJ Neurol Open. 2024 Feb 10;6(1):e000529. doi: 10.1136/bmjno-2023-000529. PMID: 38352048; PMCID: PMC10862339.
Stussman B, Williams A, Snow J, Gavin A, Scott R, Nath A, Walitt B. Front Neurol. 2020 Sep 18;11:1025. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2020.01025. PMID: 33071931; PMCID: PMC7530890.
News
March 5, 2024
Insight into mechanisms of ME/CFS
NIH Research Matters
February 21, 2024
NIH study offers new clues into the causes of post-infectious ME/CFS
NIH News Release
September 21, 2020
NIH study details self-reported experiences with post-exertional malaise in ME/CFS
NIH News Release
March 21, 2017
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½â€™s Blog
October 29, 2015
NIH takes action to bolster research on Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
NIH News Release
This page last reviewed on March 6, 2024