M/E Research Clinic

23/02/2026

Please have a look at this, we are still recruiting for MELLOW if anyone from the clinic is interested, send an email and I can let you know if you are eligible and sign you up.
This is a great chance to be part of some exciting, groundbreaking research into hormonal underpinnings of ME/CFS and Long COVID.

In Case You Missed It: Women are disproportionately affected by and . Yet menstrual cycles and daily hormone rhythms are still largely overlooked in research.

A newly published protocol in npj Women's Health introduces the MELLOW study, a global collaboration between OMF’s Melbourne and Uppsala teams. The study uses an innovative chronobiology based approach, timing multi-omics sampling to menstrual phases and daily biological rhythms.

By aligning hormones, molecular data, physiology, and symptoms to real biological clocks, this research aims to improve biomarker reliability and deepen understanding of these complex conditions.

🔗 Read the full protocol: https://ow.ly/pJlC50Y0new.

05/02/2026

We’re excited to share a new Nature Protocols paper that our team has co-authored on ME/CFS and Long COVID (the MELLOW study).
The protocol uses a chronobiology-based design, timing multi-omics sampling to menstrual phases and daily biological rhythms to better capture how hormones, metabolism and immune function interact over time.

This kind of careful timing is essential if we want to find reliable biomarkers and deepen our understanding of these complex conditions.
It is not too late to sign up to be part of this exciting trial.

Get in touch today!
Click here to participate: https://redcap.unimelb.edu.au/surveys/?s=8F9FRNXH9HPWJK7C

Women are disproportionately affected by and . Yet menstrual cycles and daily hormone rhythms are still largely overlooked in research.

A newly published protocol in npj Women's Health introduces the MELLOW study, a global collaboration between OMF’s Melbourne and Uppsala teams. The study uses an innovative chronobiology based approach, timing multi-omics sampling to menstrual phases and daily biological rhythms.

By aligning hormones, molecular data, physiology, and symptoms to real biological clocks, this research aims to improve biomarker reliability and deepen understanding of these complex conditions.

🔗 Read the full protocol: https://ow.ly/pJlC50Y0new.

30/12/2025

The final episode of the MELLOW Series is here!

To stay updated and informed, click the links for each episode below and watch at your own pace.

The full video will be uploaded to YouTube soon.

Part 1:
https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1F5ftMV73b/

Part 2:
https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1DTZnUFqvb/

Part 3:
https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1FrjdwdCD5/

Part 4:
https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1aBHEMCfTW/

Part 5:
https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1DGudEGbnC/

Part 6:
https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1FTuVNBTP2/

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24/12/2025

As this year comes to a close, I want to extend my sincere thanks to everyone who has made our work possible, our patients and carers, our research participants, our sponsors, and all those who support and believe in this work.

Your trust, generosity, and resilience continue to guide what we do and why we do it. I am deeply grateful to be part of such a committed and compassionate community.

-Dr. David Fineberg

21/12/2025

Part 6 of the Mellow Series is out now!

Understanding the finger-prick test, and how it compares to the heel-prick tests used for babies.

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15/12/2025

If you ever needed proof of how incredible the Open Medicine Foundation is, just take a look at this recruitment timeline. I’ll let you guess when OMF shared my recruitment material, absolute champions!

A huge thank you to everyone who has signed up so far. We’re officially halfway there. And to those who’ve sent such kind and encouraging emails, I can’t tell you how much that means.

The StudyME registry really does bring together an extraordinary community of people.

- Dr. David Fineberg

13/12/2025

Part 5 of our Mellow Series is out now!

In this episode, we explore whether at-home finger-prick blood sampling for daily hormone and cortisol tracking is also being used in illnesses similar to ME/CFS and why that matters.

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05/12/2025

Part 4 of the MELLOW Series is here!

Discover the innovative technology behind the study and how daily measurements are collected with ease, even for patients who are housebound or bedbound.

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28/11/2025

Part 3 of the MELLOW Series is out now!

In this episode, we break down how statins work and explain who we’re looking for to take part in the MELLOW Study.

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