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1) 🇦🇺 Some good news: Dr. Christopher Armstrong and his team received $1 million from the Australian government’s Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) for their project "Energy inefficiency in Long COVID and ME/CFS."

19/2/26, 9:55 am10 reposts37 likes

ME/CFS Science

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19 Feb

2) The research will look at energy production and the body’s response to physical stress by measuring blood flow, metabolism, and cellular health. Wearable devices and low-burden, at-home sampling will track recovery after exertion.

ME/CFS Science

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19 Feb

3) The project brings together collaborators from: - University of Melbourne - La Trobe University - Monash University - Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute And global partners such as PrecisionLife.

ME/CFS Science

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19 Feb

4) Announcement on the OMF website:

omf.ngoNearly $1M Awarded to OMF’s Melbourne ME/CFS Collaboration for Long COVID & ME/CFS Research - Open Medicine FoundationMelbourne ME/CFS Collaboration awarded nearly $1 million through the MRFF to study energy inefficiency in Long COVID and ME/CFS.

kora25.bsky.social

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12 July

If you want volunteers, I put my hand up. I've had fibromyalgia for 30 years and was diagnosed with Long COVID in 2025