by CCI Support Admin | Jan 9, 2026 | Research
The article posits that a broader clinical and research framework — post-acute infection syndromes (PAISs) — is increasingly needed to understand a range of chronic illnesses that can follow acute infections. PAISs include conditions such as long COVID and myalgic...
by CCI Support Admin | Jan 9, 2026 | Research
Scientists in the UK have reported developing what may be the first blood test capable of diagnosing myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) with about 96% accuracy, sparking hope for patients who often wait years for a clinical diagnosis based on...
by CCI Support Admin | Dec 19, 2025 | Research
A major new genetic study on fibromyalgia (FM) involving about 2.5 million people has significantly advanced understanding of the condition by identifying many genetic risk regions associated with FM, placing it on a firm biological foundation rather than being...
by CCI Support Admin | Dec 19, 2025 | Research
Authored by Prof Tate, Katie Peppercorn, Nick Bowden, Fiona Charlton This article discusses several complex chronic conditions characterised by persistent fatigue and overlapping symptoms, including Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS), Long...
by CCI Support Admin | Dec 10, 2025 | Blog
Before I got sick, I did not realise we had birds in our garden. I did not know that the myna has a hilarious bob in his song. That my ‘happy place’ bird from my childhood is a barbary dove and likes to ‘hang out’ on the power lines and gutter opposite our house in...