by Cort Johnson | Sep 3, 2026 | Basal Ganglia , Brain , Homepage , Neuroinflammation
Jarred Younger, found of the Neuroinflammation, Fatigue, and Pain lab talked about what's exciting him in ME/CFS, FM, and long COVID
by Cort Johnson | Aug 27, 2026 | Brain , Dopamine , Homepage , Locus coeruleus , Norepinephrine , Research
A new study suggests that a weakened fight/flight response originating in the brain may play a key role in ME/CFS and long COVID.
by Cort Johnson | Aug 17, 2026 | Brain , Brainstem , Cingulate cortex , Cognition , Homepage , Motor Cortex , Neuroinflammation , Research , Somatosensory
Frayed brain connections help explain the cognitive, sensory, and movement problems in ME/CFS.
by Cort Johnson | Aug 12, 2026 | Brain , Homepage , Motor Cortex , Neuroinflammation , Research , Somatosensory
An NIH paper proposed that the fatigue in ME/CFS is caused by the brain. That might not be the end of the story, however.
by Cort Johnson | Aug 2, 2026 | Brain , Cardiovascular , Cingulate cortex , Endothelial Cells , Homepage , Neuroinflammation , Research
A long COVID study examining, for the first time, energy levels in the brain, found them to be depleted in a large region called the cingulate cortex.
by Cort Johnson | Jul 29, 2026 | Coping , Homepage , Neuroplasticity , Treatment
A large neuroplasticity long COVID trial appears to noticeably improve a small subset of patients, and has small to modest effects on most others.