HC Deb 18 May 1992 vol 208 c64W
39. Mr. Dalyell

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will indicate the amount of research undertaken by each of the research councils related to myalgic encephalomyelitis.

Mr. Robert Jackson

The Medical Research Council is funding a study at the Institute of Psychiatry to investigate chronic fatigue syndrome. The Medical Research Council also supports work in immune responses to the muscle, nerve cells and related structures which may have some relevance to the understanding and treatment of this condition, which is also known as myalgic encephalomyelitis.

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