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Pathogens, Blood Clots and Nasty NETS: the PolyBio Long COVID Symposium Pt 2

by Cort Johnson | Jun 25, 2026 | Brain, Cardiovascular, Cerebral Spinal Fluid, Clotting, COVID-19, Craniocervical Instability, Endothelial Cells, Enterovirus, Epstein-Barr Virus, Gut, Homepage, Immune, Leaky gut, Natural Killer Cells, Neuroinflammation, Neutrophils, Pathogens, Research, Spine, T-cells

Personal Update A Big Crash – I always feel compelled to explain what happened when the blogs suddenly stop for an extended time. This time it was a self-inflicted injury – which is a good thing, really. I am usually very good in hot temperatures, but not...

Visible At Last? Are Long COVID and ME/CFS Tissue Diseases? The PolyBio 2026 Symposium Pt I

by Cort Johnson | Jun 17, 2026 | Astrocytes, Autonomic Nervous System, Biomarker, Brain, Brainstem, Cerebral Spinal Fluid, Cerebral Spinal Fluid Leaks, COVID-19, Craniocervical Instability, Gut, Homepage, Leaky gut, Neuroinflammation, Research, Spine, vagus nerve

Geoff’s Narration The GIST The 2026 PolyBio Spring Symposium – Pt I One way to gauge the health of a field is by the number of conferences/symposia it supports. From the looks of things, the long–COVID and ME/CFS fields are moving up: The...

Are All Roads Leading to the Immune System and the Blood in ME/CFS?

by Cort Johnson | Apr 14, 2026 | Autonomic Nervous System, Brain, Brainstem, Cardiovascular, Cerebral Spinal Fluid, Clotting, Complement, Connective Tissues, Endothelial Cells, Energy Production, Gut, Homepage, Immune, Mast cell activation syndrome, Metabolism, Microbiome, Neuroinflammation, Neuroinflammation, Neutrophils, POTS, Proteomics, T-cells

What happens when you throw ten or so very different ME/CFS studies together? You get some core themes popping out. Check out the blog and see what they are.