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@tomkindlon.bsky.socialOct 8, 2026, 2:45 PM

New from the US

searchMECFS: An Online, Interactive Platform to Facilitate Secondary Use of Biospecimens and Associated Research Data From Myalgic Encephalomyelitis Studies

doi.org/10.3768/rtip...

#MEcfs #PwME #CFS #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #ChronicFatigueSyndrome

Abstract
Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is a complex,
debilitating disease affecting multiple body systems, with no established biomarkers
for diagnosis or treatment. This publication introduces searchMECFS, a free, interactive
online platform developed by the Data Management and Coordinating Center of the
ME/CFS Research Network, with funding from the National Institutes of Health. The
platform’s purpose is to facilitate the secondary use of biospecimens and associated
research data from ME/CFS clinical studies by improving accessibility, visibility, and
sharing of these resources. Currently, searchMECFS facilitates access to biospecimens
and associated data from two studies: The Chronic Fatigue Initiative study, funded
by the Hutchins Family Foundation, and the Multi-Site Clinical Assessment of ME/
CFS study, funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Users can query
participant demographics and clinical information and request available biospecimens
through an application process. Eight specimen types are currently available,
though availability varies by study. The results highlight a case where a researcher
used the searchMECFS platform to identify 40 serum samples, which contributed to
published research on circadian rhythm disruption in ME/CFS. searchMECFS aims to
accelerate scientific discovery within the ME/CFS research community by improving
biospecimen utilization, fostering data sharing, and supporting collaboration.
@kimvr.bsky.socialOct 8, 2026, 2:44 PM

Always remember that you can have the worst days of your life & a few weeks later you can have the best day of your life. Don't give up. Keep going. #recovered #anxiety #eatingdisorder #NeverGiveUp #AlwaysKeepFighting #fibromyalgia #MECFS #Erythromelalgia

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@openmedf.bsky.socialOct 8, 2026, 2:26 PM

Today is DAF Day, a day dedicated to the power of Donor-Advised Funds to make a difference. You can multiply your impact by directing a grant from your DAF to OMF to fuel critical research into #MECFS and #LongCOVID.

👉 Recommend your grant for DAF Day: https://ow.ly/90Oy50ZVUeW

Group of eight OMF's researchers in white Open Medicine Foundation shirts smiling in a lab setting.
@cicadaqueenv.bsky.socialOct 8, 2026, 2:23 PM

Things aren't getting any better. Still waiting to get on disability and my partner hasn't found a new job. We barely made rent this month, but a friend helped us out. We still need funds for our other bills this month. Anything helps.

#HelpSky #MutualAid #MECFS 💸💕

www.gofundme.com/f/support-vi...

@tomkindlon.bsky.socialOct 8, 2026, 2:13 PM

From the popular Diploma Duck account on IG, FB and probably elsewhere

“ME/CFS (explained by ducks)” (58 seconds)

#MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #ChronicFatigueSyndrome #MEcfs #CFS #PwME #PEM

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@chronicloaf.bsky.socialOct 8, 2026, 1:48 PM

S1E1 of the #Lanterns series is playing in the #ChronicLoaf stream

mzelo.com/app/rooms/ch...

#Criptober #GreenLantern #DCU #ForTinu #wakenbake #spoonie #cannabisculture #mecfs #chronicpain #longcovid

@tomkindlon.bsky.socialOct 8, 2026, 1:46 PM

8/

From today. I should say that I do sometimes get orange bits during the sleep period, certainly if I need to go to the bathroom but also the odd bit of orange on some nights.

#pacing #mecfs

Screenshot from Garmin Battery
@sabinehermisson.bsky.socialOct 8, 2026, 1:35 PM

Eigentlich erübrigt sich jede weitere Diskussion.
Das Fachkapitel von Kupferschmidt & Köllner zu #MECFS genügt schlicht nicht den Anforderungen an eine seriöse wissenschaftliche Publikation.

@sabinehermisson.bsky.socialOct 8, 2026, 1:33 PM

Festzuhalten ist:

Das Fachkapitel von Kupferschmidt & Köllner zu #MECFS genügt den Anforderungen an eine seriöse wissenschaftliche Publikation nicht.

@springernature.com
@springer.springernature.com

@meassociation.org.ukOct 8, 2026, 12:46 PM

Nature: Safety of cardiopulmonary exercise testing in patients with severe post-COVID-19 condition: a matched case-control study

Read more, including comment from Dr Charles Shepherd, MEA Hon. Medical Adviser, on the blog: https://meassociation.org.uk/dijw

#MECFS #LongCovid #PostCovid #pwME #CPET

@craziedaizee.bsky.socialOct 8, 2026, 12:44 PM

sorry for a 2nd reply (and the rant)
but just to try to be useful

here is the suggested repurposed drug investigation list
(for repairing myotube guidance under #meCFS #longCovid)

doi.org/10.64898/202...

https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.10.01.755863
Table 3. Selected drug candidates with repurposing potential for treatment of ME/CFS
Memantine -1.86 <0.0001 NMDA receptor -
Antagonist
Moderate to severe
dementia of the Alzheimer
Riboflavin -1.67 <0.0001 Vitamin B Progressive keratoconus
Corneal ectasia
Pioglitazone -1.51 <0.0001 Insulin sensitizer;
PPAR receptor
agonist
X-linked
adrenoleukodystrophy
Type 2 diabetes mellitus
Amantadine -1.42 <0.0001 NMDA receptor -
Antagonist
Influenza A virus infection
Parkinson's disease
Aniracetam -1.41 <0.0001 Glutamate
receptor
ionotropic AMPA
- Positive
Allosteric
Modulator
Senile dementia of the
Alzheimer type
Benidipine -1.39 <0.0001 Calcium channel
blocker
Hypertension
Angina pectoris
Aprepitant -1.36 <0.0001 Tachykinin
antagonist
Postoperative nausea and
vomiting
Bezafibrate -1.29 0.000162 Pan-PPAR (α/δ/γ)
agonist
Hyperlipidaemia
Propranolol -1.21 <0.0001 Adrenergic
receptor
antagonist
Angina pectoris
Hypertension
Hypertrophic subaortic stenosis
Fenofibrate -1.19 0.000162 PPARα agonist Hypercholesterolemia or
mixed dyslipidemia and
hypertriglyceridemia
Acarbose -1.18 <0.0001 Glucosidase
inhibitor
Type 2 diabetes mellitus
Alfacalcidol -1.12 <0.0001 Vitamin D
receptor agonist
Rickets
Hyperparathyroidism
Nicotinamide -1.11 <0.0001 NAD-dependent
deacetylase sirtuin
1/2/3 - Inhibitor
Pellagra
Arteriosclerotic
Ophthalmology
Acyclovir -1.11 <0.0001 DNA polymerase
inhibitor
Cold sores
Genital herpes
Herpes zoster infections
@verlorenezeit.bsky.socialOct 8, 2026, 12:42 PM

Wer kennt‘s nicht, das Lektorat, das heimlich einen sachlichen Text in ein patientenfeindliches Manifest verwandelt und in den Druck schleust, bevor die Autor*innen widersprechen können.

#mecfs

@livingevil.deOct 8, 2026, 12:24 PM

Als ME/CFS Betroffene macht es mich unfassbar wütend wie mit den Menschen die unter dieser Erkrankung behandelt, ausgegrenzt und verteufelt werden.
Wie viele werden sich noch das Leben nehmen und es nimmt keiner wahr.

#MECFS

@annahh.bsky.socialOct 8, 2026, 12:16 PM

Bei diesem unfassbar großen Medizinskandal wird wirklich KEIN Weg ausgelassen, Hilfe und wissensch. Fortschritt zu behindern.
Millionen Menschen leiden weltweit schwerst und unzählige werden aus Verzweiflung in den assistierten Suizid getrieben.
ES IST UNERTRÄGLICH!
#GreatestMedicalScandal
#MEcfs

@craziedaizee.bsky.socialOct 8, 2026, 12:08 PM

> "new clues"
no, no it's not new, it's idiots wasting funding

it's already been proven and confirmed dozens of times

even cancer these days has new immunotherapy drugs to keep people functioning for years when they would have died previously

but #meCFS? #longCovid? nada

we need new drugs funded

@bettinagrande.bsky.socialOct 8, 2026, 12:00 PM

2/
Die Behauptung, derart klare Wertungen seien erst im Produktionsprozess ins Kapitel gelangt, ist absurd.
Warum gibt sich ein Verlag vom Rang @springer.springernature.com für ein derart dubioses wissenschaftspublizistisches Possenspiel her?

#MECFS #FBM26

link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...

@bettinagrande.bsky.socialOct 8, 2026, 12:00 PM

1/
Springer veröffentlicht ein Erratum zu einem #MECFS - Fachkapitel:
Aussagen seien ohne Autorisierung der Autoren veröffentlicht worden.
In der korrigierten Fassung fehlen u.a. jene Passagen,
die Betroffene als „aggressiv“ oder „hypochondrisch“ rahmen.
Ein Entlastungsnarrativ?

@drdanielloy.bsky.socialOct 8, 2026, 10:59 AM

Thread 🧵⬇️
In einem Verhaltenstherapie-Handbuch der Springer-Verlag GmbH wurden Aussagen über #MECFS veröffentlicht, die nun laut Verlag gar nicht von den beiden Kapitelautoren stammen. Ein offizielles Erratum legt sich fest: Die veröffentlichte Fassung war nicht autorisiert.

@sabinehermisson.bsky.socialOct 8, 2026, 10:48 AM

Wissenschaftlich ist die Psychosomatik, nun ja, dürftig.

Gesellschaftlich erfüllt sie eine Funktion:
Bei #MECFS legitimiert sie, chronischkranken Menschen soziale Leistungen und Absicherung zu verweigern.

Das sollte man wissen, wenn man sich instrumentalisieren lässt.