Posted by Cort Johnson This long interview may be difficult for some. In it Dr. Satterfield presents evidence which he believes suggests that XMRV will probably not work out. We’ve had this interview sitting in our laps for about 2 1/12 weeks during which we tried to get a response from the WPI . They, however, are too busy and
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XMRV Buzz – Silverman Concerns, BWG Study Underway, + Prostate Cancer Study
Posted by Cort Johnson MEDIA WEEK– this has been Media Week for XMRV as large stories have shown up in Nature Magazine, Wall Street Journal and Chicago Tribune or the past 10 days or so. Trine and the Trib on XMRV – Trine Tsouderous has carved out a place as a fierce skeptic of XMRV and the WPI over the
ContinueXMRV Buzz March 17th, 2011 – ‘Fighting for a Cause’ / Cooperative Diagnostics Interview
Posted by Cort Johnson Website Down (Again…sigh) – The website has been down for at least a week but hopefully we’re back up for good and in a new format. The website will changing quite a bit over time as we slowly create a new version of Phoenix Rising. Fighting for A Cause Dr. Mikovits and the search for XMRV was
ContinueComedown at CROI: XMRV and CFS at the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections
Posted by Cort Johnson A New Center – Much research and discussion now is not centered around XMRV but around a prostate cancer cell line called 22RV1. More than anything else this cell line that is what is causing problems for XMRV. The 22RV1 cell line was created in 1999 in response to a need to study prostate cancer –
ContinueXMRV Buzz! The CFS/XMRV News Page
Posted by Cort Johnson March 6th The WPI’s response to CROI was “It is interesting that infectious XMRV is still found only in human cells and not in mouse cells or mice. In addition, these data have little to say about XMRV infection in humans.” In an email Dr. Mikovits stated “There is still not one piece of evidence of
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Posted by Cort Johnson Dr. Mikovits Talks – Part II – we now have two accounts of Dr. Mikovits talk. Lannie has finished up her account and Paula Carnes has provided her overview as well. As often happens both contain bits the other does not. Paula reported Dr. Mikovits said that 30% of adolescents who have tested positive for XMRV will go
ContinueXMRV Buzz: Racaniello Retracts/Miller Jumps In/Retrovirologist ‘Superteam’ To Form…
Posted by Cort Johnson Dr. Racaniello Retracts Statement About XMRV and CFS – showing an admirable commitment to the pursuit of the truth Dr Racaniello made an abrupt about face regarding his statement that the four papers were ‘probably the beginning of the end of XMRV and CFS’. His new blog “XMRV and CFS- It’s Not the End’ paints a
ContinueXMRV Buzz (Dec 21st): The Retrovirology Papers Day II
Posted by Cort Johnson The Retrovirology Papers: Day Two – Not surprisingly the media jumped on the titillating but wrong story and stated XMRV was done and that it was not the cause of ME/CFS. XMRV certainly did take a hit, yesterday, but several important names, particularly Dr. Coffin – who was a co-author of two of the papers ,
ContinueWPI Responds to Concerns About Contamination
Posted by Cort Johnson The WPI response to the Papers Published in Retrovirology The Lombardi et al. and Lo et al. studies were done using four different methods of detection. They were not simply PCR experiments, as were the studies by McClure et al. and others who have recently reported their difficulties with contamination. Experienced researchers such as Mikovits, Lombardi,
ContinueRetrovirology Publishes Five Articles on XMRV and Contamination
Posted by Cort Johnson Retrovirology Journal Publishes Four Studies on XMRV and Contamination Retrovirology today published four studies that focus on the contamination issue with XMRV. None of them are definitive, and none of them demonstrate that contamination resulted in the findings of the original paper, but they do indicate how careful researchers have to be when they explore this
ContinueXMRV Buzz (12/11) – BWG Finally Reports/CFIDS Webinar/Spain Pt II/Huber Study Soon/Alter Study…
Posted by Cort Johnson Phase II of BWG Study is Complete (Really!) – The CFIDS Association today announced that the oh so important (and time consuming) second section of the BWG’s study focusing on sample preparation and sample storage is complete and that the results will be announced at the BWG’s meeting, just 3 days from now (Dec 14th) (gulp).
ContinueXMRV Buzz – The Buzz From Spain, Dr. Mikovits Branches Out
Posted by Cort Johnson The Buzz From Spain – Cristina Montane relayed a report from Dr. Julia Blanco on the meeting. Dr. Blanco first noted the usual on XMRV: that the problematic methodologies being used impair detection, contamination could be possible for some results, the polytropic MLV findings and the need to assess anti-retroviral effectiveness. ((editorial) With regards to contamination
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