by Cort Johnson | Jul 6, 2025 | B-cells, Epstein-Barr Virus, Genetics, Gulf War Illness, Gut, Homepage, Immune, ME/CFS, Metabolism, Pathogens, Research
The famous virus hunter Ian Lipkin is very excited about progress in the ME/CFS field. Funding for his NIH-funded ME/CFS research center at Columbia University, however, has been frozen by the Trump administration.
by Cort Johnson | Jun 11, 2025 | Baritcinib, COVID-19, Cytokines, Drugs, Gut, Homepage, Immune, Inflammation, long COVID, Metformin, Microbiome, Monocytes, Oxidative Stress, Rapamycin, Research, T-cells, Treatment
Profound immune dysregulation could be the tipping point that turns a COVID-19 patient into a long COVID patient.
by Dr. Courtney Craig D.C. | Jun 2, 2025 | Alternative Health, Courtney Craig, Diet, Gut, Homepage, Leaky gut, Microbiome, Treatment
Dr. Courtney Craig explains why carnivore diets may seem helpful in the short run for people with ME/CFS and long COVID they are not the answer.
by Cort Johnson | May 28, 2025 | GLP-1, Homepage, Inflammation, Kaufman, long COVID, Mast cell activation syndrome, Mast cell activation syndrome, Metabolism, Microbiome, Neuroinflammation, Ruhoy
GLP-1 agonists like Ozempic could be surprisingly helpful in diseases like chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia and long COVID.
by Cort Johnson | May 8, 2025 | Artificial Intelligence, Fecal Transplants, Fecal transplants, Fibromyalgia and Pain, Gut, Gut, Homepage, Leaky gut, Lipids, Liver, Metabolism, Microbiome, Research, Serotonin, Supplements, Treatment
After gut flora from fibromyalgia patients gave mice FM, Canadian researchers found that bile drugs and fecal transplants might help relieve pain.
by Cort Johnson | Jan 23, 2025 | Autonomic Nervous System, Brain, Breathing, Cardiovascular, Cerebral Spinal Fluid, Clotting, Cognition, Cognition, Energy Production, Gut, Homepage, Immune, long COVID, Metabolism, Microbiome, Muscles, Neuroinflammation, Neuroinflammation, Oxidative Stress, POTS, Research
Long COVID increases the prevalence of ME/CFS in the US fifteenfold plus a deep dive into RECOVER's testing program suggests it might help a lot.