Jarred Younger took a chance when he moved from Stanford University to the University of Alabama at Birmingham but it seems to have paid off. It seems that with every newsletter we hear how his lab has grown. The latest newsletter adds eight new members to his team (a graduate student, a full time research coordinator, four undergraduates, and two nursing students.)
The University of Alabama at Birmingham clearly sees the FM, ME/CFS and pain and fatigue diseases as a growth field. Younger's move to Stanford has been a good.one The Stanford group under Dr. Montoya has bold plans but few studies have been published and no major grant awards that I can find have been awarded. Younger has been able to win several major grant awards and a full slate of research and treatment studies are underway. He's in good place.
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[/fright]Live YouTube Event Coming Up - Younger is one of a newer breed of researchers who are comfortable using social media to get the word out. On Thurs, March 3, at 3pm CST at a YouTube event you'll be able to ask questions about recent developments at his lab. The questions will focus on his work on neuroinflammation's likely role in chronic pain and chronic fatiguing diseases. You can attend and participate by going to this link at the appointed date and time:http://bit.ly/YoungerLabBroadcast
Send in pre-broadcast questions to jarredyoungerlab@gmail.com. Join the Facebook event to follow updates: https://www.facebook.com/events/1722495777966137/
Brain Neuroinflammation Study Has Begun - Younger's exciting project to assess the degree of neuroinflammation in chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) patients brains has begun. There's a race on in the medical community to develop the best way to test for lower levels of neuroinflammation in the brain. Of the many techniques under development Younger's is the only one I've read about which assesses temperature levels. Younger believes that an inflamed brain is a slighter hotter brain. He reports that he's already tested several people with pain and fatigue and found that their brains are indeed hotter than normal.
Good Day/Bad Day Study Under Way - Younger also got a major grant from the NIH for an expanded good day/bad day study. You may recall that his earlier good day/bad study suggested that leptin, probably via the microglia, could be driving the immune dysfunction and symptoms in ME/CFS.This study is much larger and will examine more immune factors. It has already begun.
LDN Study Beginning Soon - Younger will soon be starting the first low dose naltrexone study ever done in ME/CFS.
Major Pain and Fatigue Treatment Center Envisioned - Younger's longer term goal "is to develop a “fast-track” clinical trial center for pain, fatigue and neuroinflammation that will test new treatments much faster than through the conventional routes. This center would give many of you access to the newest possible treatments.
The University of Alabama at Birmingham clearly sees the FM, ME/CFS and pain and fatigue diseases as a growth field. Younger's move to Stanford has been a good.one The Stanford group under Dr. Montoya has bold plans but few studies have been published and no major grant awards that I can find have been awarded. Younger has been able to win several major grant awards and a full slate of research and treatment studies are underway. He's in good place.
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Send in pre-broadcast questions to jarredyoungerlab@gmail.com. Join the Facebook event to follow updates: https://www.facebook.com/events/1722495777966137/
Brain Neuroinflammation Study Has Begun - Younger's exciting project to assess the degree of neuroinflammation in chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) patients brains has begun. There's a race on in the medical community to develop the best way to test for lower levels of neuroinflammation in the brain. Of the many techniques under development Younger's is the only one I've read about which assesses temperature levels. Younger believes that an inflamed brain is a slighter hotter brain. He reports that he's already tested several people with pain and fatigue and found that their brains are indeed hotter than normal.
Good Day/Bad Day Study Under Way - Younger also got a major grant from the NIH for an expanded good day/bad day study. You may recall that his earlier good day/bad study suggested that leptin, probably via the microglia, could be driving the immune dysfunction and symptoms in ME/CFS.This study is much larger and will examine more immune factors. It has already begun.
LDN Study Beginning Soon - Younger will soon be starting the first low dose naltrexone study ever done in ME/CFS.
Major Pain and Fatigue Treatment Center Envisioned - Younger's longer term goal "is to develop a “fast-track” clinical trial center for pain, fatigue and neuroinflammation that will test new treatments much faster than through the conventional routes. This center would give many of you access to the newest possible treatments.
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