by Cort Johnson | Sep 16, 2025 | Autonomic Nervous System, COVID-19, Fibromyalgia and Pain, Homepage, Immune, Inflammation, Natelson, Research, Treatment, vagus nerve, Vagus nerve stimulation
Vagus nerve stimulation could reduce inflammation, pain and stress in ME/CFS, fibromyalgia and long COVID. A long COVID trial is underway.
by Cort Johnson | Sep 5, 2025 | Complement, Connective Tissues, Cytokines, Energy Production, Exercise, Gut, Homepage, Hormones, Immune, Inflammation, Leaky gut, Lipids, Liver, Liver and urea cycle, Mast cell activation syndrome, Metabolism, Microbiome, Muscles, Oxidative Stress, Pathogens, Sex hormones
This amazing study shows why so many systems in ME/CFS patient's bodies fold under stress.
by Cort Johnson | Jul 15, 2025 | COVID-19, Epstein-Barr Virus, Homepage, long COVID, NIH, Pathogens, Paxlovid, RECOVER Initiative, Research, Treatment, What's Up Doc?
Dr. Michael Peluso talks about the LIINC long COVID project, why he's excited every day about long COVID, and what he hopes the next 5 years will bring.
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 Cort Johnson | Mar 13, 2025 | B-cells, Clotting, COVID-19, Homepage, Immune, Inflammation, Lipids, Pathogens, Plasmapheresis, Research, Treatment
Check out how blood cleansing techniques to remove pathogenic factors in chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) and long COVID may (or may not) be helping in these diseases.