<p>M.E. (myalgic encephalomyelitis) or Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, blights the lives of 250,000 people in UK today. It changes lives drastically, often disrupting education or making employment impossible. People may be housebound or confined to bed for many months or years. There is no known cure. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p><p>The <a href="https://www.meassociation.org.uk/research/">Ramsay Research Fund </a>is the research arm of the ME Association. It supports vital research into the causes and treatment of ME/CFS, to help find answers and to give thousands of people hope. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p><p>Biomedical research into the underlying physical cause of ME/CFS, and into effective forms of treatment, receives no government or outside funding and is thus seriously underfunded. &nbsp;&nbsp;ME/CFS is such a complex illness that research into it is rather like piecing together a complex multi-dimensional jigsaw puzzle. Whilst some <a href="https://www.meassociation.org.uk/2018/11/xmas-appeal-orchestras-elephants-jigsaw-puzzles-and-mountains-an-interview-with-dr-charles-shepherd-23-november-2018/">progress IS being made</a>, we need to do more, MUCH MORE, if we are to understand this cruel illness.</p><p><p>The Ramsay Research Fund is named after the <a href="https://www.meassociation.org.uk/2018/11/xmas-appeal-do-you-have-m-e-a-review-of-the-pioneering-work-of-dr-melvin-ramsay-09-november-2018/">late Dr Melvin Ramsay</a> - the pioneering consultant who first brought M.E. to the attention of the medical profession. It is a 'restricted' fund, so all money that you give is used for research - not administration, not support, just research.&nbsp;</p><p><p>Medical research is expensive and it can be a long and slow process, but we believe it offers the best hope. That's why we’re are asking for your help. We want to do more to exploit the better understanding we now have about M.E. and then build on any <a href="https://www.meassociation.org.uk/2018/11/charlotte-stephens-support-christmas-appeal-more-m-e-research-30-november-2018/">discoveries </a>to help change lives for the better. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p><p>One day we WILL find the cause of ME/CFS &nbsp;</p><p><p>One day we WILL have an effective treatment and cure. &nbsp;</p><p><p>And with your help, that day will come sooner. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p><p>Click <a href="https://www.meassociation.org.uk/research/research-projects/">here</a> to learn more about the progress that we are making.</p>