Action alert: Fri 6 March: register on reddit to upvote Dr Mady Hornig to the front page & ask qns

[Soundthealarm21]

Is she answering top-ranked questions or just the ones she fancies?

Well mine was the top ranked one and she answered first. Then the next one was ranked lower down, but maybe because it was Jen Brea she answered it. I'm not really sure how she's doing it.

 

[shannah]

The arrow pointing up to the left of Mady's answer - is this what we're supposed to click on to 'upvote' answer?

 

[Soundthealarm21]

The arrow pointing up to the left of Mady's answer - is this what we're supposed to click on to 'upvote' answer?

Yes

 

[DanME]

Is she answering top-ranked questions or just the ones she fancies?

Most of the time AMA participants answer the top ranking questions, they like and which are easy to answer (questions walls don't have a chance). You can still add questions, but they will end up at the bottom of the site and won't be answered anymore (redditors call that "buried" or "late to the game")...

 

[Soundthealarm21]

Most of the time AMA participants answer the top ranking questions, they like and which are easy to answer (questions walls don't have a chance). You can still add questions, but they will end up at the bottom of the site and won't be answered anymore (redditors call that "buried" or "late to the game")...

Which is why I woke up at 7am. I think I was the third comment including the mod introducing the AMA.

 

[DanME]

Good call! The answers so far are really interesting!

 

[SpecialK82]

Wow, how about this nugget - this is the first time I have seen a researcher say that we have higher chances of cancer. This is a partial answer to a question about Rituximab studies:

"It should also be noted that B cell lymphomas have been shown to occur at a higher rate in older individuals with a history of ME/CFS. Whether use of rituximab may help prevent such adverse outcomes must be addressed with further research."

 

[Soundthealarm21]

I downvoted and reported for being a troll, but I still laughed:

Is it really necessary to have such extensive scientific training to deliver mail....?

For those that don't understand the reference: Science AMA Series: I’m Professor Mady Hornig at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health, Ask Me Anything about chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME/CFS)!

 

[DanME]

Hope, you all going to be addicted to reddit now!

 

[Scarecrow]

@Soundthealarm21, thank you for holding our hands!

 

[Scarecrow]

Oh! Not finished then? Another answer just went up.

 

[A.B.]

This is turning out well. The questions are good, and the answers by Horning great. I'm so glad that we have these people looking into CFS.

 

[Soundthealarm21]

@Soundthealarm21, thank you for holding our hands!

Glad that I can help out with something. Use Reddit literally everyday so it's easy stuff for me to help y'all with!

 

[Soundthealarm21]

Oh! Not finished then? Another answer just went up.

I hope she answers a lot more questions.

 

[Bob]

Mady's answers are great! I think she's really doing us a huge service here.

 

[Bob]

Autoimmunity, specifically the induction of autoantibodies that bind to, and disrupt the function of, key receptors on immune cells and in the nervous system and other organs, is one of our hypotheses about the mechanisms of illness in ME/CFS.
...
We are eager to identify whether there are subsets of individuals who have antibodies showing prior exposure to such autoimmunity-associated viruses and bacteria, as well as evidence of the cross-reactive autoantibodies that these viruses and bacteria can produce.

http://www.reddit.com/r/science/com...ma_series_im_professor_mady_hornig_at/cp6ih6c

 

[Bob]

We are very keen to study NK cells, which are tricky to analyze. The differences in prior study methods may have led to inconsistencies. We are looking to apply some new methods that would help to reduce such inconsistencies in the near future.

http://www.reddit.com/r/science/com...ma_series_im_professor_mady_hornig_at/cp6ite6

 

[Sasha]

@Jonathan Edwards - Dr Hornig is saying some interesting stuff about Rituximab, B cells and autoimmunity.

Going here will find all her answers:

http://www.reddit.com/user/Prof_Mady_Hornig

 

[SpecialK82]

She doesn't sound hopeful that NIH funding will happen

 

[Sasha]

She doesn't sound hopeful that NIH funding will happen

We'll see about that...