Trans-NIH ME/CFS Working Group

October 29, 2015, the Director of the NIH, Francis Collins, announced a Trans-NIH Working Group Trans-NIH Working Group.

NIH Press Release
NIH takes action to bolster research on Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Media Coverage of Announcement
Washington Post To Your Health Section By: Lenny Bernstein

NIH announces new effort to tackle chronic fatigue syndrome

" ...the mysterious, debilitating condition that disables many of its more than 1 million Americans who have it."

The Atlantic By: Olga Khazan

A Boost for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research

" ...strengthen its efforts to find the roots of a mysterious disorder known as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, or Myalgic Encephalomyelitis."

AAAS-Science Insider By: Jon Cohen

NIH refocuses research into chronic fatigue syndrome

"The attitude among many researchers has been “maybe this is an unsolvable problem, let’s just work on something else,” Collins says. “I’m happy to say we’re countering that attitude rather strongly here.”'

Charlie Rose Show

Dr. Francis Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health, discusses the Precision Medicine Initiative and the BRAIN Initiative. (CFS discussion begins at 16:00)

Dr. Francis Collins comments Transcribed by: Russel Flemming, Firestormmer on Twitter Firestormmer on Twitter

San Francisco Chronicle By: Rivka Solomon

Chronic fatigue syndrome recognized at last

"After 30 years of neglect, the federal government promised late last month to bolster research on myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome — the equivalent of promising to help multiple sclerosis or Parkinson’s, two other important neurological diseases with no known cause or cure. Thanks to years of prodding by patient advocates, the National Institutes of Health now understands myalgic encephalomyelitis is a serious disease that brings significant functional impairment."

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