Lidia Thompson

The Sick Times: 'Breaking the vicious cycle: How two German scientists seek to solve ME' Written by Martin Rücker 'A “unifying” hypothesis of the mechanisms, triggers, and risk factors for myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), is gaining support.' thesicktimes.org/2026/05/14/bre…

Medscape: 'ME/CFS Genetics Study Wins £4.75 Million Government Backing' medscape.com/viewarticle/me…

Today is #MEAwarenessDay ME/CFS is often described as neglected and under-researched. That ignores the true history. George Monbiot and Carol Monaghan have described it as one of the greatest medical scandals of the 21st century. They’re right.

The world's first genomic study into ME, or Myalgic Encephalomyelitis, has been announced. Researchers are hoping that by building a genetic map of the illness, it will help pave the way for a future diagnostic test and even treatments. But charities have warned that there is more to do and this must only be the start.

@davidtuller1 Congratulations David! 🎊 100% (+ a bit) raised. I must admit, I breathed sigh of relief. I look forward to your next round of investigations and exposés. Many thanks for your game-shifting work.

More than 18,000 people have seen this post!! That's a lot! So far, Berkeley's crowdfunder for Trial By Error, my project pushing back against problematic research into ME, ME/CFS, Long COVID, etc, has received 629 donations. Here's the link: crowdfund.berkeley.edu/project/49720l

More than 17,000 people have viewed this post. So far, Berkeley's crowdfunding campaign for my project, Trial By Error, has received 566 donations. If you'd like to help get that just a bit closer to 17,000 (ha!!!), here's the link: crowdfund.berkeley.edu/project/49720

Psychiatry has caused a lot of delays and damage in the field of #MECFS. A lot of work needs to be done to undo harm from theories such as patients excessively resting, being afraid to exercise, or perpetuating their illness. Dr Nina Muirhead, interview in The Times (2020)

Beautiful and emotional message on national television during Knappe Koppen (Bright Minds) from two young #LongCovid patients and their parents to Dr. @RobWust, thanking him for his incredible work to uncover the biological cause of PEM in Long Covid (or Long Covid ME) & #pwME.

These great @wecrunchme data visualisations underline the importance of work in this disease area

Putting aside the human cost of this ill conceived war, the fiscal costs are breathtaking, and to achieve what? A situation exponentially worse than the day before the war began. Thank you Israel. Thanks to the NYT Opinion Desk for the clip. 🎥 TikTok - vm.tiktok.com/ZNRqnMd3b/

If everyone of the 4,000+ folks who saw the post below donated $10 to Berkeley's crowdfunding campaign for Trial By Error, it would be over!!! Here's the link: crowdfund.berkeley.edu/project/49720

"Investigating the ME/CFS experience through qualitative analysis of memorial entries" Sirotiak and Amro, PLOS One (2026) journals.plos.org/plosone/articl… #MECFS #MEresearch

Link to the talk Chris Ponting Hope4MEFibroNI Collaboration for Change, Newry 2026 youtu.be/KHxzn3VFevw?si… Linked to the paper: Replicated blood-based biomarkers for myalgic encephalomyelitis not explicable by inactivity link.springer.com/article/10.103…

Professor Chris Ponting on the 116 blood molecule differences his team found in people with #MECFS “This is not a psychological disease” people did not alter their blood molecules just to “spook the psychiatrists”. Clip from @hope4mefibroni 2026

Please support Dr David Tuller's important work: he has the necessary skills, knowledge & networks to be able to challenge those who promote dubious psychobabble theories & that conditions can be overcome with enough effort/discipline crowdfund.berkeley.edu/project/49720 #MEcfs #LongCovid

Review by Italian team Pathophysiological, Translational, and Diagnostic Aspects of ME/CFS: A Focus on Skeletal Muscle Involvement mdpi.com/2075-4418/16/7… Screenshot from latest Science for ME weekly update #MEcfs #PwME

In Germany there's been a lot of talk about the 'off-label list' for long Covid, which is still in development. There's a committee of experts looking at it, and this is what they've come up with until now...: 1/9

ME/CFS shows the highest impact on family members’ and partners' quality of life among conditions so far studied using the FROM-16 questionnaire

@ABrokenBattery @jackiescoones @amolrajan If you can find a TV program or Podcaster to host both Suzanne and I live - I would happily volunteer to debate her psychosomatic stance publicly with regards to Long Covid If might make for quite a lively debate? What do you say @amolrajan - do you fancy hosting a 1/

Nature: 'Long COVID disability burden in US adults' 'With chronic conditions like Long COVID rising, disability burden merits greater consideration in funding decisions, as does biological sex.' nature.com/articles/s4385…