So, what does our overview ‘£1 million of biomedical research’ reveal? Well, the most important lesson is that physiological abnormalities and biological anomalies can be found in ME/CFS patients if scientists have the funding – and the drive – to uncover them. For too long, the prevailing wisdom among some policy makers and healthcare professionals was that scientific investigation was largely unnecessary, since the primary disturbance in people with ME/CFS was psychological. We now know this to be false: scientists can certainly find physical abnormalities – e.g. autonomic nervous system dysfunction, neutrophil apoptosis, arterial stiffness, impaired recovery from exercise, increased oxidative stress – and nonspecific psychological therapies are not cures.
Mapping the research centres shows a widespread involvement from diverse fields of research a medical case has been established, the politics at the MRC are the log jam of increased research funding.
Agree with a positive keep going outlook that the tide is turning and significant headway will come from funding bio medical research.
I believe more has been achieved in the last five years than the previous thirty which has largely been spent on the defensive against neglect and abuse from the medical profession.
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Can we have a poll or info gathering on how we are treated as Fibro/ME patients in the UK?