Posted by Cort Johnson Dr. Cheney was an enthusiastic supporter of the XMRV finding early on; he did a webcast on it and several blogs, suggested treatments and provided patients for the WPI to study. In this post from Jan Van Roijen on Co-cure Dr. Cheney reveals the latest on the Lipkin study from a conference call with Dr. Lipkin.
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Chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) Research
XMRV Buzz: NIH/NCI Conclude XMRV Probably Contaminant/ NIH Studies Continue
Posted by Cort Johnson The National Cancer Institute jumped in early on the XMRV discovery and has probably funded more research into the retrovirus than any other Institute but two weeks ago they were the first NIH Institute to definitively say that XMRV did not play a role in CFS or prostate cancer. Now the NIH’s update of their website
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XMRV Buzz: Annette Whittemore Confident/ A New Strain or Not?/ Another Failed HIV Attempt
Posted by Cort Johnson Annette Whittemore on Nevada Newsmakers. Looking calm and composed Annette Whittemore stated that she had been prepared for negative studies in this field but not for a stream of negative studies using protocols that were different from those used in the Lombardi study. (This must have been difficult to watch but was probably inevitable as researchers
ContinueWPI Says No to Retraction / Levy Study Dashes Hopes /NCI Shuts the Door on XMR
Posted by Cort Johnson WPI Response – Dr. Mikovits reponse to the request for retraction started off with a blast -at none other than the editor in chief of the most influential science journal in the world over what appeared to be a relatively minor issue – a day or so breach in a papers embargo – which she called
ContinueWhat Science Giveth Science Try to Taketh Away: Science Journal Asks WPI To Retract XMRV CFS Paper
Posted by Cort Johnson One of the most stunning things about the Lombardi et. al XMRV paper on CFS was where it ended up – in Science – the most influential science journal in the world. The fact that the paper landed in such a prestigious journal seemed by itself to confer ‘rightness’; that even though it was a first
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XMRV Buzz: WPI Finally Gets Its XMRV Grant? / Dr. Mikovits in Belfast / Dr. Bell in Mass (5/26)
Posted by Cort Johnson In the year and a half since the WPI’s Science XMRV paper they have received no grants from the federal government to study XMRV, despite several attempts to procure funding. A Gulf War news site (91Outcomes.com) reported back in March that the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program (CDMRP) recommended funding 12 new studies, two of which were on XMRV
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Allies in the Fight: The Gulf War Illness/ME/CFS Connection
Posted by Cort Johnson Gulf War Illness (GWI) and chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) have both struggled for recognition. Recent findings implicating similar findings in both disorders suggest each disorder could soon be helping the other gain more recognition and study. Throw in a recent rare advocacy win for ME/CFS supporting collaboration between the two fields and hope rises that not
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XMRV Buzz: WPI Responds and Dr. Singh Talks (May 16th)
Posted by Cort Johnson WPI Response to the Singh Study The WPI’s first response to the negative XMRV CFS Singh paper didn’t take long to come out. (Apparently a longer response will appear in the Journal of Retrovirology). Hiding in Plain Sight? WPI Refutes Contamination Theory – Claims Distinct XMRV is Present – For over a year the WPI has
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XMRV Buzz: Dr. Mikovits/Singh/Lipkin and Deckoff-Jones (!) on the Singh Study (Apr 9th)
Posted by Cort Johnson The Singh Study was a big and important and its not surprising that, even prior to the WPI’s official response – everyone on both sides of the aisle is talking about it. Dr. Mikovits on the Singh Study – Science Mag reported that Dr. Mikovits was astounded that Dr. Singh was unable to find XMRV. Calling
ContinueThe Singh XMRV Study Strikes Out
Posted by Cort Johnson Dr. Singh’s study was one of the ‘biggies’ left. A murine retrovirologist at the University of Utah and the ARUP labs who had been studying (and finding) XMRV in prostate tissues, Dr. Singh started her CFS study about a year ago. Not only did it involve an expert in the field but Dr. Singh was working
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NIH State of Knowledge Workshop: Pathogens II (EBV and Enteroviruses)
Posted by Cort Johnson Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and the Pathophysiology of EBV Infection – Dr. Glaser Dr. Glaser started off by noting that studies have found a strong association between HHV6, EBV and chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) and then, perhaps in reference to all the attention given to XMRV over the past year and a half, stated that any other
ContinueXMRV Buzz (4/10): Take the Survey,
Posted by Cort Johnson Dr. Deckoff Jones Opens Family Survey – Large scale surveys of illness in CFS families , for some reason, have not been done and yet they could open up a wealth of information about what ME/CFS is by showing what susceptibilities exist in the families. We did a poll on Phoenix Rising and was surprised by
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