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Join Us in Accelerating Hope

Every May, Open Medicine Foundation Canada (OMFCA) unites with supporters worldwide to mark International ME/CFS Awareness Day on May 12 through our annual May Momentum campaign. 

This pivotal time allows us to spotlight the profound challenges faced by those living with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) and to raise vital funds needed to propel OMFCA supported research forward.

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How can you make a difference?

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Every contribution brings us closer to our goal. Whether a one-time gift or a recurring donation, your generosity is the cornerstone of our mission. Donations of any amount ensure that the research momentum to end ME/CFS can continue with urgency.

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Launch an OMF fundraiser

Amplify your impact by starting a personal fundraising campaign. Engage your network on social media, or other platforms, and turn your passion into meaningful support for ME/CFS research. Every dollar you raise makes a difference.

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Join OMF StudyME Registry

OMF StudyME is a recruitment tool to connect individuals interested in participating in research studies with the researchers conducting them. Over 8,700 participants have joined already! StudyME is free and takes less than 5 minutes to sign-up.

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Spread the Word

Raise awareness by utilizing OMF’s social media toolkit. Whether you’re sharing our posts, crafting your own messages, or engaging in conversations about ME/CFS, your voice matters. Remember to use the hashtag #MayMomentum2024. 

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Share Your Story

Personal experiences resonate deeply and can inspire action. If you or someone you know is battling ME/CFS, we encourage you to share your journey. Your story could be the catalyst for change.

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Together, we can make a difference in the lives of millions of people suffering from ME/CFS! Let’s keep the momentum going throughout May and beyond!

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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.