Open Medicine Foundation Canada
@OpenmedfCanada
OMF Canada is fundraising to support open, collaborative research to find treatments and diagnostic markers for ME/CFS and related chronic complex diseases.
Today is the 35th anniversary of The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) -a time to remember how important activism is to create change. We are joining with We Belong: Everywhere & Space Dream Productions in a social media impact campaign. mailchi.mp/meaction/new-s…?
OMF's research centers in Uppsala and Melbourne published a study of steroid hormones. The study identified changes in steroid-steroid relationships that indicate there is a dysfunction in #HPA axis function and #progestogen pathways. omfcanada.ngo/steroid-dynami…
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/Wm3Y50WtnnZ
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/SSKA50WrboU
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/sLFi50Wq0mO.
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 👉 omfcanada.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 👉 ow.ly/KTmg50Wn1nv.
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/bjaK50WmwCs 🔗 Paper summary: ow.ly/tLT650WmxrI
