November 5, 2008
The Whittemore-Peterson Institute for Neuro Immune Disease (the world’s first research center for ME/CFS and fibromyalgia) is still under construction at the University of Nevada-Reno. But the research team has ‘feet on the ground’ - and leaders say they’ll have important accomplishments to present to the world within a year.
As featured in a recent profile on Reno’s Channel 2 News, the researchers, led by Judy Mikovits, PhD, have been hard at work in UN-R’s Applied Research Facility.
Importantly, says Dr. Mikovits:
- “We have identified and we are in the process of isolating a new virus that may cause CFS…”
- And a blood test to diagnose ME/CFS “could be ready within a year.”
Co-founded by philanthropist Annette Whittemore and Medical Director Daniel Peterson, MD, the Institute’s mission is to:
- Employ and continue building the world’s largest “bio bank” of ME/CFS blood and tissue samples, begun more than 20 years ago by Dr. Peterson and freely available to biologists working all over the world.
- Research the causes of neuro immune diseases such as ME/CFS/FM, autism, and atypical MS.
- Develop prevention strategies, diagnostics, and therapies;
- And offer a center for clinical care where these accomplishments can be applied and advanced.
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HET INSTITUUT: http://www.wpinstitute.org/
Ik denk als je ooit van plan bent een donatie te maken, dat dit instituut één van de meeste rechtstreekse mogelijkheden is.
Bron: www.prohealth.com
