Thursday, January 26, 2012

MED, RES: The Biggest Research Funder on CFS: Part I - the NIH on ME/CFS

While NIH=92s contribution to CFS research is paltry ($6 million/year) give=
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their resources ($30 billion plus/yearly), their penchant for funding
large, complex and expensive studies means they=92re a very important playe=
r
in ME/CFS research. Even with their weak focus on ME/CFS they are still
the biggest single ME/CFS research funder in the world; in other words what
they think and do with ME/CFS matters - a lot.

The NIH just issued a document called a Program Announcement which lays out
what they think CFS is and what they are willing to fund. Some changes were
in store including something of a name change. Check it out in

*The Biggest Research Funder on CFS: Part I - the NIH on ME/CFS* -
http://phoenixrising.me/archives/6895

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Cort Johnson

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to improving the lives of people with chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) and
other neuroendocrineimmune disorders

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