Original Sin? Could a Cold Virus Be Causing Long COVID? (or Other Post-Infectious Illnesses?)
High levels of antibodies to a common coronavirus cold virus suggests an immune mistake could be producing long COVID.
Cleaning Crisis? Defective Mitochondrial Cleanup In ME/CFS May Be Impairing Energy Production
Impaired mitochondrial cleanup processes (autophagy) in chronic fatigue syndrome may be hampering the ability of their cells to produce energy.
Myoglobin, Platelets and Monocytes, Oh My: The IACFS/ME Conference Review #III
Big gender differences during exercise, monocyte dysregulation, platelet activation and myoglobin levels highlighted the Hanson group's work on chronic fatigue syndrome.
The Hugely Predictive Factor for Long COVID…is also found in ME/CFS and Fibromyalgia: the IACFS/ME Conference II
Low cortisol is "hugely predictive" for long COVID. Epstein-barr virus reactivation, T-cell exhaustion and other immune abnormalities are as well. Each has also been found in chronic fatigue syndrome.
Fatigue Goes Legit at the NIH: The “Beyond the Symptom – Biology of Fatigue” Workshop
Although fatigue has traditionally been scorned in medical research. studies show that ME/CFS – the “chronic fatigue syndrome” – is significantly more functionally disabling than multiple sclerosis, heart failure, diabetes, depression, and...StudyME
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