For every 1 human cell in our body there are 10 microbes. We are now beginning to appreciate the roles of these diverse microbial communities in health and disease. The various parts of our bodies have distinct microbial populations called microbiome. In a study...
Each month we scour the Internet and bring you a list of news articles, blogs and research publications we think you'll find interesting. Occasionally, we'll highlight and summarize a few of them for you, like these: Cytokines are small powerful signaling proteins....
Each of us is a 24/7 data-generating machine. Wearable accessories and devices count our steps, monitor our heart and breathing rate and track our water intake. Our smart phones keep us connected all while tracking our every movement. We use apps to count calories,...
My journey into scientifically and medically unexplained diseases began in Colorado. When I was a 20-year-old undergraduate student I landed a work-study job at the CDC Vector Borne Diseases Branch in Fort Collins. Incredibly, I was working with some of the top...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TeTrCE4Iwo0 The Bateman Horne Center has partnered with many scientists over the past 10 years in studies aimed at diagnosis and treatment of ME/CFS and FM. One of the most fruitful partnerships has been with Drs. Alan and...
On November 1-3, 2015, Suzanne D. Vernon, PhD, Bateman Horne Center Research Czarista, attended the 7th annual Partnering for Cures convention. Partnering for Cures convenes leaders with the experience, creativity, and motivation needed to transform the medical...
By Suzanne D. Vernon, PhD In case you missed it, ME/CFS, the Institute of Medicine report and the NIH have been all over the news the past few weeks. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced that they are taking action to bolster research on myalgic...
I am so excited and honored to partner with the Bateman Horne Center to establish a world-class research program that will bring science-based medicine to ME/CFS patients. Over the coming weeks I will provide you with the details of “Who’s Who” that will make up the...
By Suzanne D. Vernon, PhD, ME Research Czarista Dr. Lucinda (Cindy) Bateman, Chief Medical Officer of the Bateman Horne Center; Scott Stevens, Chairman of the Board and I had the privilege of meeting with two staff aides in the office of Senator Hatch. We presented...
Lucinda Bateman, MD, is a renowned clinician, researcher, and educator. Her Johns Hopkins University Medical School training instilled an approach to care that she has employed throughout her career - the patient comes first and the unknown or unexplained does not equate to a lack of proper and compassionate care. Since starting her own practice in 2000, she has served on six boards or committees, been the principal investigator for 45 studies, authored/coauthored 40 journal articles, served as adjunct instructor and adjunct assistant professor in the University of Utah Departments of Preventative Medicine, Internal Medicine, and Anesthesiology, and lectured around the world.