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<p>The Department commissions research through the National Institute for Health and
Care Research (NIHR). The NIHR welcomes funding applications for research into any
aspect of human health, including on the causes and treatment of myalgic encephalomyelitis
(ME).</p><p>In the last five years, the NIHR has allocated approximately £3.44 million
to support nine research projects on ME and chronic fatigue syndrome. The NIHR is
also co-funding, with the Medical Research Council, a £3.2 million study called DecodeME,
which is the world’s largest genetic study of the disease.</p>
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