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Bunnings Sausage Sizzle Raises Money for Emerge Australia

'We just wanted to do something for our daughter who was diagnosed about five years ago with sudden onset ME/CFS,' Peter and Bronwyn said. '...after considering a few different options for raising money, we thought about a Bunnings BBQ.' Read more

Raising the profile of ME/CFS in Parliament

In November, our CEO, Dr Heidi Nicholl met with the Honourable Chris Bowen, Member for McMahon in NSW to discuss the issues around ME/CFS. The great news is that as a result of that meeting, Chris gave a statement to Parliament about ME/CFS. Read more

Cochrane has released an update of its review of graded exercise therapy (GET) for ME/CFS

The 2017 Cochrane review of exercise therapy was the subject of a serious complaint which highlighted flaws in its methodology and the methodology of the studies which it reviewed. Cochrane has been working with the review authors to deal with the complaint for over a year. It has now published an update of the review. Read more

Medical Research Future Fund win for Emerge Australia : Epidemiology and health economic impacts of ME/CFS

The impact of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is the focus of new research that includes Emerge Australia CEO Dr Heidi Nicholl as a co-Chief Investigator to ensure that patient voices are heard. The project is led by the Menzies Institute for Medical Research and also includes Deakin University. Read more

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Research Digest 21/02/20

Welcome to the 41st edition, featuring a Doppler study that confirms a reduction in cerebral blood flow in ME/CFS patients & an Australian study that looks at the levels of parasympathetic activity during sleep.

Research Digest 07/02/20

Welcome to the 40th edition, featuring an American metabolomics study of patient plasma and a study looking at the prevalence of paediatric ME/CFS in Chicago according to diverse community-based random sample.

Research Digest 24/01/20

Welcome to the 39th edition, featuring a systematic review of ME/CFS randomized controlled trials and a study into the use of heart rate variability as a non-invasive biomarker for predicting fatigue severity in ME/CFS patients.

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Research Digest 24/01/20

Bunnings Sausage Sizzle Raises Money for Emerge Australia

Health and Wellbeing Survey

Emerge Australia published results from its first ME/CFS Health and Wellbeing Survey in 2018 and launched another survey in 2019. We plan to stay current and informed about the needs of the ME/CFS community by running an updated version of this Health and Wellbeing Survey every three years.

Disability Support Pension

The Disability Support Pension (DSP) is a Centrelink payment providing financial support if you have a physical, intellectual or psychiatric condition that stops you from working. Click here to access resources developed to assist people with ME/CFS to understand DSP and what is required to apply.

Research Digest 10/01/20

Welcome to the 38th edition, featuring a Nature paper examining blood lactate levels in ME/CFS patients whilst at rest and a paper investigating the effect of pharmaceutical intervention on NK cell cytotoxicity in ME/CFS patients compared to healthy individuals.

Research Digest 17/05/19

Welcome to the 23rd edition, featuring articles on the validation of impaired transient receptor potential melastatin 3 ion channel activity in natural killer cells from ME/CFS patients, and markers of non-coeliac wheat sensitivity in patients with ME/CFS.