by Cort Johnson | Jun 2, 2026 | Autoimmune , Autonomic Nervous System , Brain , Brainstem , Cognition , Homepage , Immune , Locus coeruleus , long COVID , ME/CFS , Motor Cortex , Neuroinflammation , Research , Small Fiber Neuropathy , Somatosensory
A major study determines that autoimmunity is causing major symptoms in long COVID ultimately laying the groundwork for precision-guided treatments
by Cort Johnson | Dec 7, 2025 | Autonomic Nervous System , Energy Production , Gene expression , Homepage , HPA axis , Locus coeruleus , Metabolism , Neuroinflammation , Norepinephrine
Geoffs Narration The GIST Talk about things being in the wind. Just about the time David Goldstein was providing evidence at the IACFS/ME conference that norepinephrine production in the brain was being slammed in ME/CFS and that the sympathetic nervous system...
by Cort Johnson | Dec 4, 2025 | Baricitinib , Bezisterim , Brain , Cortene , Drugs , GLP-1 , GLP-1 agonist , Homepage , HPA axis , Locus coeruleus , Low Dose Naltrexone , Neuroinflammation , Neuroinflammation , Neuroplasticity , Norepinephrine , Research , Suramin , Treatment
A Dutch ME/CFS autopsy report findings multiple severe problems in the HPA axis of ME/CFS patients.
by Cort Johnson | Nov 20, 2025 | Autoimmune , Brain , Brainstem , Homepage , Immune , Locus coeruleus , Norepinephrine , Pons
Solve ME Catalyst Award winner Dr. Iwasaki explains a subset of long COVID patients may have an autoimmune disease. Now she moves onto ME/CFS.
by Cort Johnson | Nov 16, 2025 | Autonomic Nervous System , Brain , Brainstem , Clonidine , CoQ10 , D-Ribose , GLP-1 , GLP-1 agonist , Guanfacine , Homepage , Ivabradine , Kaiser , L-carntine/Acetylcarnitine , Locus coeruleus , Mast cell activation syndrome , Mestinon , Neuroplasticity , Neuroplasticity , Norepinephrine , Pacing , Prefrontal Cortex , Propanolol , Rapamycin , Research , Stimulants , Urolithin A
Check out how ChatGPT thinks people with ME/CFS and long COVID might treat the low norepinephine brain findings in these diseases.
by Cort Johnson | Nov 11, 2025 | Astrocytes , Autonomic Nervous System , Brain , Brainstem , Dopamine , Energy Production , Homepage , Locus coeruleus , long COVID , Neuroinflammation , Neuroinflammation , Norepinephrine , Oxidative Stress , Research , Sleep
Low brain norepinephrine levels could explain many of the symptoms present in ME/CFS, long COVID and similar diseases.