Second Study Fails to Confirm XMRV Link to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Another British study apparently contradicts the WPI's XMRV findings. Find out what could be accounting for different findings.
Negative Study #3, But So What?
Yet another European study fails to find a link between XMRV and chronic fatigue syndrome. Is this the nail in the coffin of the theory?
XMRV Transmission Study
Researchers learn more about how the retrovirus can spread.
Research News
Find out about a drug-treatment study, a look at prevalence among blood donors and prostate cancer patients, an up-coming replication study and an exercise study that apparently expanded because of XMRV research.
Blood Donation, XMRV & Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
The agencies regulating countries' blood supplies are looking at the potential risks of XMRV in the blood supply. Some are even banning people with chronic fatigue syndrome from donating. Examine the issues surrounding blood donation.
More Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Blood-Donation Bans
Another country bars people diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome from giving blood, based on concerns over XMRV.
Conference Planned for Retrovirus Linked to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
An international XMRV workshop is planned for September 7-8, 2010, in Bethesda, MD.
Call to Ban Blood Donation by Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Patients in Europe
With Canada, Australia, Britain and New Zealand already barring people with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS or ME/CFS) from giving blood, an organization is now calling for a similar ban all across Europe.
Ampligen for Treating XMRV in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
University of Nevada/Whittemore Peterson Institute researchers presented data suggesting that the drug Ampligen (poly I: poly C12U) can boost natural killer (NK) cell activation in people with chronic fatigue syndrome who test positive for XMRV.
True XMRV Replication Study 'A Matter of Time'
According to a press release issued after the Centennial Retrovirus Meeting, researchers largely agree that the original study tying XMRV infection to chronic fatigue syndrome has not truly been replicated, and that a positive replication study will happen.
Germans Find XMRV is Linked to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
A new study out of Germany could provide support for U.S. research linking XMRV to chronic fatigue syndrome and cast doubt on European studies failing to find it.
XMRV News: Diagnostic Tests, Blood Donation
The Whittemore Peterson Institute (WPI) and its partners have made several recent announcements concerning XMRV, the retrovirus that WPI's preliminary research has linked to chronic fatigue syndrome.
U.S. Recommendation: People With Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Shouldn't Donate Blood
A task force formed by the American Association of Blood Banks (AABB) now says that people diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome should not donate blood.
More to Come...
XMRV research is in its earliest stages and we're likely to learn much more in the coming months. Bookmark this page and check back for updates as more information comes to light.
Source:
Lombardi VC, et al. Science. 2009 Oct 23;326(5952):585-9. Detection of an infectious retrovirus, XMRV, in blood cells of people with chronic fatigue syndrome
