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...
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Novel MRI reveals brain changes in long COVID patients
by Radiological Society of North America Brain regions in which the microstructure was associated with post-COVID-condition associated symptoms. Credit: RSNA/Alexander Rau, M.D. People with long COVID exhibit patterns of changes in the brain that are different from fully recovered COVID-19 patients, according to research being presented next week at the annual meeting of the Radiological...
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Second Infection Hikes Long COVID Risk: Expert Q&A
Tinker Ready November 06, 2023 People infected multiple times with COVID-19 are more likely to develop long COVID, and most never fully recover from the condition. Those are two of the most striking findings of a comprehensive new 3-year research study of 138,000 veterans. Lead researcher Ziyad Al-Aly, MD, chief of research at Veterans Affairs...
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Can This Common Medication Help Reduce The Risk Of Long COVID?
Casey Clark A new study sheds some light on using metformin as a long COVID prevention tool. It seems like every time you turn on the news or open your phone, new information about COVID-19 pops up. Most of this information is pertinent to the latest variant EG.5, also called “Eris,” but recently, other more...
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Number of People With Long COVID Could Be Vastly Underestimated
Megan Brooks It’s been estimated that up to one third of people who survive acute SARS-CoV-2 infection will suffer a post-viral syndrome with lingering neurologic and other symptoms — now known as long COVID or neurological postacute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (Neuro-PASC). However, new research suggests that may be an underestimate and that far more...
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Unraveling the Mystery of Long COVID
Debby Waldman August 09, 2023 After catching COVID-19 for the second time in July 2022, Daniel Lewis suffered persistent headaches, chest pain, and a dangerously high heart rate. He recalls that he was also so exhausted packing for a family wedding that he had to take a break to rest each time he put something into his...
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Cause of long COVID muscle weakness identified by pioneering study
UNIVERSITY OF MALTA IMAGE: FRUIT FLIES, LONG USED TO UNDERSTAND HUMAN DISEASE, ARE ALSO THE HEROES OF LONG COVID RESEARCH (PHOTO BY UNIVERSITY OF MALTA/ANDREW GAUCI ATTARD). CREDIT: UNIVERSITY OF MALTA University of Malta researchers have discovered a potential cause of the persistent and often debilitating symptoms experienced by long COVID-19 patients. The new study published in...
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What is POTS? And how is it related to long COVID?
by Marie-Claire Seeley and Celine Gallagher, The Conversation Credit: Shutterstock POTS or “postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome” is a poorly recognized condition we’ve been hearing more about recently. When people stand up, get out of bed or off the sofa, their heart races and they feel dizzy and fatigued, severely impacting their quality of life. Everyday tasks, such as...