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Breakthrough Blood Test Diagnoses Chronic Fatigue Syndrome with 96% Accuracy

10/15/2025

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Researchers from the University of East Anglia and Oxford Biodynamics developed a blood test that diagnoses chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), also known as myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), with 96% accuracy.
Chronic fatigue syndrome affects 17–24 million people globally, and its symptoms overlap with other conditions, complicating diagnosis.
Dmitry Pshezhetskiy, a research fellow at the University of East Anglia, emphasized the difficulties ME/CFS patients face in obtaining objective medical confirmation.

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Researchers from the University of East Anglia and Oxford Biodynamics developed a blood test that diagnoses chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), also known as myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), with 96% accuracy.
Chronic fatigue syndrome affects 17–24 million people globally, and its symptoms overlap with other conditions, complicating diagnosis.
Dmitry Pshezhetskiy, a research fellow at the University of East Anglia, emphasized the difficulties ME/CFS patients face in obtaining objective medical confirmation.