ME/CFS South Australia Inc: Researchers At Columbia University Publish First ME/CFS Study Of Proteins In Blood

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Researchers At Columbia University Publish First ME/CFS Study Of Proteins In Blood

Wednesday 30 September 2020

RESEARCHERS AT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY PUBLISH FIRST ME/CFS STUDY OF PROTEINS IN BLOOD

In 2018, Solve M.E. provided partial funding to Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health’s Center for Infection & Immunity (CII), led by W. Ian Lipkin, MD, for an exploratory study of blood plasma proteins in a group of ME/CFS patients and controls. We’re excited to report that the research team, which also included Columbia physician-scientist Mady Hornig, MD, and a number of other leaders in the ME/CFS field, published their findings in PLOS One at the end of July 2020. Using powerful new technologies that can measure a large number of proteins simultaneously, researchers were able to identify a group of proteins that distinguished people with ME/CFS from controls. You can get a quick breakdown below and read the full study here.

Don’t miss this! ME/CFS blogger and thought leader Cort Johnson published an article about the study findings and future research directions. He also talks to Dr. Ian Lipkin (who is recuperating from COVID-19) about joining the “long hauler” community and what we know about the connection between long COVID and ME/CFS so far.