The Matrix! Is it Under Attack in ME/CFS and Long COVID?
Geoff’s Narration The GIST A recent study identified a subset of long COVID patients with markers of endothelial damage and vascular dysfunction. The blood vessel issue may, however, be tied to a larger issue – problems with the connective tissues...
Sticky Nets and Damaged Blood Vessels: A Long COVID Subset is Born?
A long COVID study uncovers a subset of patients with microclots and signs of blood vessel damage who, if the findings are validated, might benefit from rarely used treatments.
Takeaways From the Big Long COVID Clinical Trials
Only 10 major long COVID clinical trials have been published thus far but that's enough to come away with some interesting takeaways. They include treatments that prevent long COVID don't necessarily treat it, broader based treatments are probably best, manipulating the gut can help with fatigue (but only so much), and an as yet unassessed class of drugs may be helpful.
Blood, Sex and Inflammation: Did the IMPACC Study Uncover Core Issues in Long COVID and ME/CFS?
The big IMPACC long COVID study findings suggest that inflammation and reduced male sex hormone levels may be playing havoc with the small blood vessels in long COVID -= and ME/CFS
“Something in the Blood” Again! ME/CFS and Long COVID Serum Locks the Muscles Down
Geoff’s Narration The GIST Muscles on a Chip Whoa, another muscle study. We recently reported on a proteomic study suggesting that muscle repair problems contribute to post-exertional malaise in ME/CFS. Now, we have a direct muscle test – and even better...StudyME
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