Media Center | Whittemore Peterson Institute for Neuro-Immune Disease

One of WPI's goals is to educate the general public about the institute and the progress the institute is making towards solving critical questions about neuro-immune diseases. In support of this goal, Annette Whittemore and Dr. Vincent Lombardi were guests on a local television show, Nevada Newsmakers, on March 6, 2013. They discussed the importance of human genetic sequencing to the discovery of the underlying causes of disease with host Sam Shad.

Nevada Newsmakers provides up to date information on important events within the state of Nevada. Even though program segments are usually filmed in Reno, this informative show reaches an audience of about 70,000 people per month. Mr. Shad serves of the board of directors for WPI. He has a personal interest in neuro-immune diseases because his wife has suffered from fibromyalgia for over twenty years.

http://www.nevadanewsmakers.com/video/nnmstreamb.asp?showID=1664

These web seminars are part of the project Wetenschap voor Patienten, or in English, Science for Patients. This project is a collaboration between Science Alliance and Dutch ME/cvs Vereniging (www.me-cvsvereniging.nl). There will be 20 web seminars with Dr. Kenny De Meirleir. Other ME/CFS scientists will follow. Not all seminars are available with English subtitles yet.

Is ME and/or CFS a disease?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-uwSxoUqTY

Is it possible to diagnose ME/CFS?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHTV0lm5qMQ

Is ME a hereditary condition?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrRRaZlMWtY

ME and sleep disorders
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mzt9hisY404

ME and pain
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3X5yl1MO0jM

ME and Hormones
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FY8shnNTefA

ME, the Immune System and several Viruses
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4kBIzbR8bo

ME and the Blood Circulation
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djl-gYGOu_I

ME and Gastrointestinal Problems
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZGnssJD4H0

Twelve questions answered about ME, its origin and possible causes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8g9K2m4aZA&feature=youtu.be

ME, Co-morbidity and Exclusion Criteria.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1chirWLnAU&feature=youtu.be

Synergy Newsletter- Volume 6
http://myemail.constantcontact.com/Synergy-Newsletter-Volume-6.html?soid=1109135005876&aid=JT5vTNkbBy4

Progesterone Protective Effects In Neurodegeneration And Neuroinflammation.
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jne.12043/abstract

Study Suggests Retroviral Activation/Autoimmunity Possibly Linked in ME/CFS: Dr. Lombardi of WPI Talks to Cort Johnson, March 8, 2013
http://www.cortjohnson.org/blog/2013/03/08/small-study-suggests-retroviral-activationautoimmunity-possibly-linked-in-chronic-fatigue-syndrome-dr-lombardi-of-wpi-talks/

Important Discovery Exposes Autoimmune Nature of ME/CFS – HERVs Implicated, February 20, 2013

http://phoenixrising.me/archives/16017

February 19, 2013: De Meirleir, et al., Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cells in the Duodenum of Individuals Diagnosed with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis Are Uniquely Immunoreactive to Antibodies to Human Endogenous Retroviral Proteins View document [PDF]
http://iv.iiarjournals.org/content/27/2/177.full.pdf+html?sid=6f1d7249-027d-436f-a333-b2d62e93edaa

January 30, 2013: WPI Welcomes, International ME/CFS Expert - Dr. Kenny De Meirleir View blog
http://wingsofhopefornid.blogspot.com/2013_01_01_archive.html

January 11, 2013: Andes-virus-induced cytokine storm is partially suppressed by ribavirin International Medical Press http://www.intmedpress.com/journals/avt/abstract.cfm?id=2524&pid=48