Ron Davis (Finally) Gets His Big Grant!
“This proposal aims to uncover the immunological basis of ME/CFS”. Ron Davis – grant application Sometimes the third time is the charm. Ron Davis has gotten (and been turned down for) many NIH grants but even he was shocked by the response to his...
HEAL II: The NIH’s Big Opioid and Pain Initiative Gets More Teeth
The HEAL Initiative (Helping End Addiction Long Term) is one of the rare NIH initiatives that presents real possibilities for a long neglected population. It took an act of Congress – which gave the NIH $500 million and specifically directed them to use it attack...
Dyamic Duo: Lucinda Bateman and Ron Davis Rock the Brain Science Conference
Dynamic Duo It seemed like a dicey thing – a talk on chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) that seemingly had little to do with the conference. The Brain Science Conference is a small conference series which began in 1990 and has been going ever since. Its goal is...
Large NK Cell Study Points to Autoimmunity and Inflammation in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS)
Studies dating back decades indicate that natural killer cells aren’t up to the job of killing infected cells in ME/CFS. Killing isn’t the only thing these cells do, though, the’re also involved in immune functioning. A large study examining the...
Fibromyalgia Researcher & Doctor Asks “Chronic Pain: Is It All in Your Head” (Hint: It’s Not Psychological)
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