Our goals

The Foundation's objective is to fund research to find a cause, expedite treatments and eventually a cure, as well as providing information, education, and support to people who have CFIDS (chronic fatigue and immune dysfunction syndrome also known as chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) and many other names).  Read more...


NCF-funded research

  • New virus in CFIDS, MS, and epilepsy
  • Donating Samples Taken During Surgery
  • Unmasked Research: STAT1-alpha and p53 Deficiencies Are Found In Patients With Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
  • Total Exposure: Expanded Model for RNase L Fragmentation in CFS Uncovered; The National CFIDS Foundation Announces The Use Of Elastase Inhibitors as a Potential Treatment for CFS Innovations
  • Ciguatoxin Findings Dr. Yoshitsugi Hokama discovers potent neurotoxin in the blood of CFS patients.

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