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Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Myalgic Encephalomyelitis: Can we find answers in the brain?

Join the 2016 webinar series on May 19th at 1:00 PM Eastern to learn about the promise of neuroimaging in understanding Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Myalgic Encephalomyelitis. Dr. Jarred Younger from the University of Alabama at Birmingham will discuss the challenges and potential of neuroimaging in finding answers in the brain. Register now at SolveCFS.org/webinar.

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Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Myalgic Encephalomyelitis: Can we find answers in the brain?

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  1. 2016 Webinar Series |Thursday, May 19, 2016 | 1:00 PM Eastern Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Myalgic Encephalomyelitis: Can we find answers in the brain? Jarred Younger, PhD University of Alabama at Birmingham www.SolveCFS.org

  2. About Our Webinars • Welcome to the 2016 webinar series! • The audience is muted; use the question box to send us questions • Webinars are recorded, and the recording is made available on our YouTube channel: YouTube.com/SolveCFS • The Solve ME/CFS Initiative is a research organization and does not provide medical advice

  3. 2016 Webinar Series |Thursday, May 19, 2016 | 1:00 PM Eastern Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Myalgic Encephalomyelitis: Can we find answers in the brain? Jarred Younger, PhD University of Alabama at Birmingham www.SolveCFS.org

  4. Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Myalgic Encephalomyelitis Can we find answers in the brain? Jarred Younger, PhD University of Alabama at Birmingham

  5. The Big Caveat www.cancernetwork.com

  6. The Promise of Neuroimaging M. D. Van Wedeen, Dept. of Radiology/Mass General Hospital/Harvard U. Medical School

  7. Neuroimaging done to-date

  8. Problems with neuroimaging

  9. Problems with neuroimaging

  10. Problems with neuroimaging

  11. Problems with neuroimaging

  12. Positron Emission Tomography jap.physiology.org

  13. Positron Emission Tomography Torres-Platas et al., 2014, Journal of Neuroinflammation

  14. Positron Emission Tomography Nakatomi Y et al., 2014, J of Nucl Med

  15. Positron Emission Tomography Nakatomi Y et al., 2014, J of Nucl Med

  16. The Best Brain Scans this person is healthy this person has the illness Volkow N et al., 2008, Phiolos Trans R SocLond B BiolSci

  17. Brain thermometry http://www.alnmag.com/news/2012/07/chronic-brain-inflammation-leads-alzheimers-mice

  18. Brain thermometry

  19. Brain thermometry Zhu et al., MagnReson Med, 2008

  20. Brain thermometry Dehkargani H et al., Am J Neuroradiol, 2015

  21. Brain thermometry

  22. Brain thermometry

  23. Brain thermometry

  24. Brain thermometry

  25. Immune cell tracking Vishnu et al., 2014; Nat Rev Neuro

  26. Immune cell tracking Miller et al., 2007; Nat Rev Immunol

  27. Immune cell tracking Duffy et al., 2014; MS Inter

  28. What’s next?

  29. Be at the Center of the Solution Register for future webinars: SolveCFS.org/webinar Sign up for our blog and newsletters SolveCFS.org/newsletters Like us on Facebook.com/SolveMECFSInitiative Join the BioBank! Email BioBank@SolveCFS.orgSolveCFS.org/biobank Drive research and fuel progress by donating! SolveCFS.org/donate

  30. Thank You! Our Mission Make ME/CFS understood, diagnosable and treatable

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