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Blood, Sex and Inflammation: Did the IMPACC Study Uncover Core Issues in Long COVID and ME/CFS?

by Cort Johnson | Mar 5, 2026 | Baricitinib, Cardiovascular, Clotting, Complement, COVID-19, Endothelial Cells, Energy Production, Homepage, Hypoxia, Inflammation, Klimas, long COVID, Metabolism, Muscles, Oxidative Stress, Proteomics

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

Long COVID – the Inflamed and Exhausted Disease? Plus, the JAK Drug Trial Boom

by Cort Johnson | Dec 17, 2025 | Complement, COVID-19, Cytokines, Drugs, Homepage, Immune, Inflammation, Interferons, JAK_STAT Inhibitors, Metabolism, Monocytes, Natural Killer Cells, Oxidative Stress, Pathogens, Research, T-cells, Treatment

Harvard researchers find an activated and exhausted immune system in long COVID patients - and begin a drug trial to try to fix it.

Three Long-term Long COVID Patients – Three Rapid Recoveries: The Monoclonal Antibodies Strike Again!

by Cort Johnson | Dec 12, 2025 | COVID-19, Drugs, Epstein-Barr Virus, Homepage, Immune, Monoclonal antibodies, Pathogens, Treatment

Check out 3 long COVID patients who recovered after receiving a monoclonal antibody (mAB) and the state of the mAB field today in long COVID and ME/CFS.

ME/CFS Autopsy Study Finds a Wrecked HPA Axis: The 2025 IACFS/ME Conference Report #3

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.

Could “Disequilibrium” Be Causing the Orthostatic Intolerance Found in ME/CFS and Long COVID?

by Cort Johnson | Nov 30, 2025 | Brain, Brainstem, Conference Reports, Homepage, Minocyclinre, Miwa, Motor Cortex, Neuroinflammation, Neuroinflammation, Prefrontal Cortex, Research, Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Disequilibrium - the inability to stand or walk without swaying - may be contributing to the orthostatic intolerance (increased symptoms while upright) in ME/CFS and long COVID

Low Brain Norepinephrine Levels in ME/CFS and Long COVID Pt. II: A ChatGPT Based Treatment Program

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.

Long COVID Study Finds Major Energy Deficits in the Brain

Blood, Sex and Inflammation: Did the IMPACC Study Uncover Core Issues in Long COVID and ME/CFS?

Long COVID – the Inflamed and Exhausted Disease? Plus, the JAK Drug Trial Boom

Three Long-term Long COVID Patients – Three Rapid Recoveries: The Monoclonal Antibodies Strike Again!

ME/CFS Autopsy Study Finds a Wrecked HPA Axis: The 2025 IACFS/ME Conference Report #3

Could “Disequilibrium” Be Causing the Orthostatic Intolerance Found in ME/CFS and Long COVID?

Low Brain Norepinephrine Levels in ME/CFS and Long COVID Pt. II: A ChatGPT Based Treatment Program

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