Open Medicine Foundation
@OpenMedF
OMF is fundraising to support open, collaborative research to find effective treatments and diagnostic markers for ME/CFS, Long COVID, and related diseases.
OMF’s Collaborative Center at Montreal, directed by Dr. Alain Moreau, published a paper on their study looking at SMPDL3B as a biomarker and potential therapeutic target in a subset of people with #MECFS. 👉 Read the paper summary: ow.ly/QvsT50WpZXl.
Dr. David Systrom recently attended the International ME/CFS Conference 2025 in Berlin, Germany. As part of the conference, he gave two presentations: 🔹 Circulatory dysfunction in #MECFS 🔹 OMF’s Life Improvement Trial (LIFT) Watch the recordings: ow.ly/heaj50Wtmqi.
New from Canada & Norway: SMPDL3B a novel biomarker and therapeutic target in myalgic encephalomyelitis …nslational-medicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11… Funded by the Open Medicine Foundation Canada @OpenmedfCanada @OpenMedF #MEcfs #CFS #PwME
In collaboration with patient-scientist Martha Eckey, PharmD, Wenzhong Xiao, PhD, and his team have released a publication on a project analyzing patient-reported treatment outcomes in #MECFS and #LongCOVID. Read about this study in Health Rising👉 ow.ly/KOAh50WrPSJ.
🎥 ICYMI Video Update: A Muscle Biopsy Study to Understand the Molecular Mechanisms of #PEM 👉 Watch the interview and learn more about this study: ow.ly/leAU50Wkrk8.
🚗 Support OMF research by donating any unwanted vehicles taking up space at home. Cars, trucks, SUVs—even farm equipment—can help accelerate our work to end #MECFS and #LongCOVID. Donating is easy, and pick-up is free. ✨ 👉 ow.ly/rzTa50UXR3I
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OMF StudyME is a free global recruitment tool that connects individuals interested in participating in research studies with the researchers conducting them. Sign up to help accelerate research into #MECFS and #LongCOVID 👉 omf.ngo/studyme.
OMF StudyME is a free global recruitment tool that connects individuals interested in participating in research studies with the researchers conducting them. Sign up to help accelerate research into #MECFS and #LongCOVID 👉 omf.ngo/studyme.
Let’s talk about the push–crash cycle. Exceeding your energy limits can lead to a crash and a flare in symptoms. How do YOU break the cycle? Share your pacing tips + tools. ➡Resource: bit.ly/43YkMVi #MECFS #LongCOVID #PushCrashCycle @openmedf
🧬What is an IRB or Ethics Board? Ethics review boards protect human subjects in research by ensuring that the information collected from them is necessary, that procedures done are safe, and that participants give informed consent. Learn more👉 omf.ngo/what-is-an-irb/.
Update: Patient-Reported Treatment Outcomes in #MECFS and #LongCOVID After undergoing the peer-review process, the manuscript was today published in PNAS. Read the full publication 👉 ow.ly/3EQm50WmwCw. 🔗 Summary: ow.ly/Vmx850WmwCr.
