Sara Novak With a number of large-scale clinical trials underway and researchers on the hunt for new therapies, long COVID scientists are hopeful that this is the year patients — and doctors who care for them — will finally see improvements in treating their symptoms. Here are five bold predictions — all based on encouraging...
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Long-COVID signatures identified in huge analysis of blood proteins
Proteins involved in immunity, clotting and inflammation could help to unravel the complexity of long COVID By Miryam Naddaf. Long COVID is characterized by symptoms such as fatigue and brain fog, which can persist for months or years after SARS-CoV-2 infection.Credit: Jovelle Tamayo/The Washington Post via Getty Researchers have developed a computational model that predicts how...
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Long COVID fatigue linked to malfunctioning mitochondria
What causes fatigue after exercise in people with long COVID? Image credit: M Stone/Stocksy.At least 65 million people globally have long COVID.The most common symptoms of long COVID include post-exertional malaise, cognitive impairment, brain fog, sleep problems, and fatigue, which can have a severe impact on a person’s life.Researchers are still unsure why some people...
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Exercise makes long COVID worse, and researchers may now know why
By Rich Haridy New research reveals impaired oxygen absorption and mitochondrial dysfunction in muscle cells may explain why exercise makes long COVID patients feel worseDepositphotos One of the most consistently reported symptoms of long COVID is the tendency for strenuous exercise to make the condition worse. Not only does long COVID reduce a person’s capacity for...
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Long COVID Has Caused Thousands of US Deaths: New CDC Data
While COVID has now claimed more than 1 million lives in the United States alone, these aren’t the only fatalities caused at least in part by the virus. A small but growing number of Americans are surviving acute infections only to succumb months later to the lingering health problems caused by long COVID. Much of...
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Long COVID: New Info on Who Is Most Likely to Get It
The COVID-10 pandemic may no longer be a global public health emergency, but millions continue to struggle with the aftermath: Long COVID. New research and clinical anecdotes suggest that certain individuals are more likely to be afflicted by the condition, nearly 4 years after the virus emerged. People with a history of allergies, anxiety or...
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Monoclonal Antibodies: A New Treatment for Long COVID?
Hallie Levine A treatment used to treat acute COVID-19 infection has also been found to be effective against long COVID, a new small study has found. The research, which assessed the benefits of monoclonal antibodies, suggests relief may finally be ahead for millions of Americans with long COVID for whom treatment has remained elusive. The...
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New Research Aims to Unravel Both ME/CFS and Long COVID
Bethesda, MD — New research into the mechanisms underlying myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) and long COVID is aimed at identifying potential approaches to treatment of the two overlapping illnesses. According to a new data brief from the National Center for Health Statistics, in 2021-2022, 1.3% of US adults had ME/CFS, a complex, multisystem illness...
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New Tests May Finally Diagnose Long COVID
Sara Novak One of the biggest challenges facing clinicians who treat long COVID is a lack of consensus when it comes to recognizing and diagnosing the condition. But a new study suggests testing for certain biomarkers may identify long COVID with accuracy approaching 80%. Effective diagnostic testing would be a game-changer in the long COVID...
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‘Long flu’ has emerged as a consequence similar to long COVID
by Washington University in St. Louis Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, extensive research has emerged detailing the virus’s ability to attack multiple organ systems, potentially resulting in a set of enduring and often disabling health problems known as long COVID. Now, new research from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis...