Oxfordshire ME Group for Action

14/10/2026

Multi-omics is a style of research that combines multiple layers of biological data—including genomics (genes), proteomics (proteins), and metabolomics (metabolites)---to build a complete picture of what is happening inside the body. Instead of studying one biological system at a time, multi-omics looks at many systems simultaneously to identify patterns.

As a multi-system chronic complex disease, multi-omics is incredibly valuable in ME/CFS research. A single-focus study often misses the bigger picture in multi-system diseases, so multi-omics better helps researchers connect the dots across biology, moving us closer to understanding the root causes of .

OMF’s Collaborative Center at Montreal is using this in their Multi-Omic Approaches to Solve Post-Acute COVID-19 (MOSAIC) project, which is trying to facilitate early detection of ME/CFS in people with and better understand disease progression.

🔗Read more about the study: https://ow.ly/8Gn050ZVbY7.

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"Why do people with Long COVID and ME/CFS wake up unrefreshed, even when a standard sleep study looks close to normal? A 2026 study in the journal SLEEP points to the fine-grained structure of sleep itself.

In this OMF Journal Club, Dr. Danielle Meadows walks through "Facility-Measured Sleep Electroencephalographic Microstructures in Long COVID" (Sun et al., 2026), a paper from Dr. Janet Mullington's team in collaboration with OMF's Computational Research Center for Complex Diseases.

👉 Learn more about this publication:" https://ow.ly/3sP450ZWh6l
👉 Watch Journal Club recording: https://ow.ly/RMcN50ZWh6k

New research from OMF's Computational Research Center finds measurable differences in sleep EEG microstructures in people with Long COVID and ME/CFS. Join OMF Journal Club on September 29 to go deeper.

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What Doesn't Kill You is a forthcoming documentary exploring the lives of people battling ME/CFS and Long COVID, scandalously underfunded and chronically ignored diseases.

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Our Psychologisation infographic is out! This is part of our 101 series. By coincidence, The Guardian published an article today, reporting on a study that women with autoimmunity are 74% more likely to be told their symptoms are psychological than men. Psychologisation is still a huge problem in medicine.
We urgently need a review and reformed teaching to address the influence of historical bias.
Our article & The Guardian's links below👇️

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PIP reform: latest update from the Timms Review and new research on PIP decision delays

The government’s Timms Review published an update in September 2026, outlining 'emerging recommendations' and proposed ‘principles for a reformed benefit' for Personal Independence Payment (PIP). These proposals are still being developed. They are not confirmed changes to PIP eligibility rules or assessment procedures, and the government has not committed to implementing every proposal.

Additionally, anti-poverty charity Z2K has published research highlighting delays in benefit decisions.

The ME Association is sharing these developments as part of our ongoing information on disability benefits.

Read more on the blog: https://meassociation.org.uk/kfpk

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"Nearly half of women with autoimmune diseases told their symptoms are psychological"

Female patients also endure longer delays in receiving a formal diagnosis when compared with men, research suggests