(1/4) #MECFS is a multi-systemic disease where we are trying to put the pieces of a huge puzzle together. In the Network Analysis shown below Lysine plays a central role. Dr Ron Davis found high Lysine levels in #PwME.

(2/4) Next step is to try and find why this is so. There are a number of concepts (nodes) next to Lysine. Some of them are expected to be there. Others (such as Osteopontin) may not be expected or known to a researcher. We many then find using the associations shown above...

(3/4)..that Thrombospondin (researched by Dr Alain Moreau), Osteopontin, collagen share some common concepts which may be of interest (e.g Transglutaminase). The human brain cannot make all of these connections.We have the technology to analyze thousands of research papers...

(4/4) ..within minutes and help us find missing pieces of this puzzle much faster than ever before. Algorithms can help us greatly but *sadly*, this technology has not being put to use so far.