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⏰ 6 Days Left to Join OMFCA’s Hope Builders!

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We’re in the final stretch! With only 6 days left in our March challenge, we’re calling on 8 more incredible supporters to become OMFCA Hope Builders—our dedicated monthly donors. Already, 22 new Hope Builders have stepped up to fuel groundbreaking research and medical education. Will you be one of the final 8 to join? As […]

March 15 is International Long COVID Awareness Day

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March 15 marks International Long COVID Awareness Day, a time to raise awareness and amplify the voices of millions worldwide who continue to suffer from the prolonged effects of COVID-19. The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) have defined Long COVID as “an infection-associated chronic condition (IACC) that occurs after SARS-CoV-2 infection and […]

🧬Science Wednesdays: Peer Reviewed Publications

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Peer Reviewed Publications From the Desk of Dr. Danielle MeadowsVice President of Research Programs & Operations One of the most common questions we get is “when will we see results from this study?” There are a lot of things that go into answering that question, but the publication process is certainly a contributing factor, so […]

Join Daniel in Bringing Hope to ME/CFS Research: Become a Hope Builder Today!

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This month, we are challenging ourselves to welcome 30 new monthly donors—our dedicated “Hope Builders.” Join other supporters in making a lasting impact by becoming a Hope Builder today.  “Six years ago, I was working as a Software Engineer and writer, feeling healthier than I had in years — until I suddenly became ill with […]

Join the March Movement: Become a Hope Builder Today!

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At OMF Canada, we are dedicated to pioneering innovative treatments and medical education for ME/CFS and Long COVID. But we can’t do it alone—we need partners who believe in lasting change.  That’s where Hope Builders come in. Hope Builders are our cherished monthly donors, individuals who understand that consistent support can create waves of change. […]

🤝 Empowering Research Breakthroughs: StudyME’s Collaborative Journey

We are reaching out to invite those of you who would like to participate in research studies to join StudyME, a free global participant registry proudly launched by Open Medicine Foundation (OMF) in April 2023. This innovative recruitment tool is designed to bridge the gap between individuals living with ME/CFS, Long COVID and related diseases, […]

Types of Outcome Measures in Clinical Research

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Types of Outcome Measures From the Desk of Dr. Danielle Meadows, Vice President of Research Programs & Operations In an effort to talk a little more about the nuances of the research process, last month I honed in on an aspect of “Study Design, IRB/Ethics Review”: well-powered studies. This month, I want to shift slightly […]

Pre-Order Now: In Good Health Cookbook by Rachel Riggs

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Last year, OMF Canada featured Rachel Riggs and her cookbook, In Good Health: Uncomplicated, Allergen-Aware Recipes for a Nourished Life, in an exclusive interview. The book is now available for pre-order, and Rachel has pledged to donate the author proceeds from the first year of sales to ME/CFS and Long COVID research through OMF.   […]

New Publication: Machine Learning and Multi-Omics in Precision Medicine for ME/CFS

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Big Data and Artificial Intelligence (AI) have great potential to advance precision medicine for ME/CFS and Long COVID. Dr. Chris Armstrong and his colleagues have recently published a paper titled “Machine learning and multi-omics in precision medicine for ME/CFS”. In this review, the team explores how machine learning and multi-omics (genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, and metabolomics) […]

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Microvesicles and viral sequencing
Microvesicles are a type of extracellular vesicle that is released from the cell membrane. Vesicles are small, fluid-filled sacs or vacuoles within the body. Sequencing is a technique used to determine the exact sequence of bases (A, C, G, and T) in a DNA (or viral) molecule.
NMR Metabolomics
NMR (Nuclear Magnetic Resonance) is an instrument/tool used to perform metabolic studies, metabolic profiling, and metabolomics in biofluids and tissues for more than 40 years using magnetic fields. There is a very close connection between metabolic measurements and NMR. This connection has flourished because of NMR’s many unique strengths for characterizing complex mixtures’ chemical composition.
Proteomics
The large-scale study of proteins, which are large, complex molecules that are required for structure, function, and regulation of the human body's tissues and organs.
Autoantibodies
Antibodies that react with self-molecules and that occur in healthy individuals and are referred to as natural antibodies or autoantibodies.
Extracellular DNA for viral reactivation and Mitochondrial DNA
exDNA (extracellular DNA), exDNA is often secreted actively and is used to perform several tasks, thereby offering an attractive target or tool for biotechnological, medical, environmental, and general microbiological applications. Viruses are intracellular parasites that rely to a significant extent on the host cell for replication. Viral reactivation occurs when an active replication of the viral genome results in a lytic (degradation of the cell) infection characterized by the release of new progeny (descendant) virus particles.
Immune cell profiling
The immune system has many important regulatory roles in disease development and progression. Given the emergence of effective immune therapies, reliable predictors of response are needed. Immune cell profiling determines response by evaluating immune cell populations from treated and untreated samples. For our purposes, we will evaluate the white blood cell response to the viral infection using a process called “Cytof.”
Leukocyte Genomics
A leukocyte is a colorless cell circulating in the blood and body fluids and is involved in counteracting foreign substances and disease. A genome is all genetic material of an organism. Genomics is a biology field focusing on the structure, function, evolution, mapping, and editing of genomes. Therefore, leukocyte genomics is the study of all genetic material of leukocytes.
Metabolomics
Metabolomics is a way to study metabolism – that is, through measuring amounts of the metabolites (small molecules) produced by our bodies as we convert food into energy and other molecules that our cells need to survive. Metabolomics technology is ‘large-scale,’ meaning that several thousand metabolites can be measured from a single sample of e.g., blood or urine.
Micro RNA
Cells use Micro RNA to control whether a particular gene is making too much, too little or the normal amount of its protein at a particular time.