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    Cognitive fx - brain training

    Copied post - the treatment promoted is Cognitive fx After Lady Gaga's recent bragging that she performed for FIVE NIGHTS while fully infectious with Covid, her make-up artist, Sarah Tanno, reveals devasting struggle with long covid.
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    [Thought experiment] In a random cohort of 100 ME/CFS patients (recent diagnosis via CCC), what can you know about them with 90%+ certainty?

    I've never experienced pain in 32yrs of having M.E. I didn't have sleep disturbances or PEM for the first 11 yrs of post-infectious sudden viral M.E onset. Sleep disturbance has never been an issue for me. I was dx by an M.E doctor in 1992 who co-authored a draft definition (CCC)...
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    Mast cells control lung type 2 inflammation via prostaglandin E2-driven soluble ST2, 2024, Kinan Alhallak et al

    NIAID-funded scientists discovered that immune cells called mast cells may protect from allergic disease by reducing allergic inflammation in mice – a surprising finding given that mast cells are primarily believed to cause allergic reactions
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    Mast cells control lung type 2 inflammation via prostaglandin E2-driven soluble ST2, 2024, Kinan Alhallak et al

    Highlights PGE2 is necessary to elevate sST2 levels in the lung with type 2 lung inflammation Intraepithelial mast cells are the principal source of PGE2-driven lung sST2 production Deficiency of mast-cell-derived sST2 exaggerates type 2 lung inflammation PGE2 alters the mast cell transcriptome...
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    Long-COVID symptoms improved after MDMA and psilocybin therapy: A case report, 2024, Chopra et al

    There is a study that suggests psychedelics could alleviate pain syndromes/disorders. This could help improve the QOL for ME/CFS associated pain. Of course it should be monitored under the supervision of a trained therapist. I've read many stories about pwMS who have benefitted from...
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    Gastroparesis, post-prandial pain, eating difficulties

    @Jonathan Edwards Are you familiar with with neurogastroenterology, a subspecialty of gastroenterology overlapping with neurology, it focuses on the brain, spinal cord, and the peripheral nerve? It's a specialty that most people don't have access to.
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    Long-COVID symptoms improved after MDMA and psilocybin therapy: A case report, 2024, Chopra et al

    Recently in the news, seniors in Canada are arriving at the ER more frequently because of cannabis use. I think some are avoiding doctors and treating themselves.
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    Long-COVID symptoms improved after MDMA and psilocybin therapy: A case report, 2024, Chopra et al

    The subject of the new case study is a previously healthy 41-year-old woman who experienced severe Long-COVID symptoms after contracting the virus in February 2022. Despite receiving three vaccinations, she developed a wide range of post-COVID symptoms, including severe anxiety, depression...
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    Can Galectin-3 be a reliable predictive biomarker for post-COVID syndrome development?, 2024, Andrea Portacci et al

    Galectin 3 Promising Biomarker For Predicting Long Covid Among Patients Of Covid 19: Study https://medicaldialogues.in/medicine/news/galectin-3-promising-biomarker-for-predicting-long-covid-among-patients-of-covid-19-study-129158
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    Can Galectin-3 be a reliable predictive biomarker for post-COVID syndrome development?, 2024, Andrea Portacci et al

    Highlights Galectin 3 could be a reliable biomarker in COVID-19 and post-COVID syndrome. Galectin-3 shows greater predictive power when measured from 60 to 120 days after SARS-COV2 infection. Exercise-induced dyspnea is a common phenotypic trait in post-COVID syndrome. Abstract Background and...
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    The immune system can sabotage gene therapies — can scientists rein it in?

    People treated with gene therapy cannot receive a second dose for fear of a dangerous immune response. Researchers hope to find a way around this. To their surprise, a second dose of the gene therapy was nevertheless effective against the respiratory ailment. It’s a mystery why the approach...
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    The itaconate shunt hypothesis

    Yes, very low levels of amino acids and omega 3 in my case despite eating a healthy diet. Low levels of antioxidants as well.
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    Saline infusions

    I wasn't aware of this. Interesting. I'm the complete opposite. My face looks sunken in and my eyes are hollow during PEM. I feel dehydrated when I'm actually not. Nothing can replenish the way I feel.
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    Brain energy metabolism: A roadmap for future research, 2024, Caroline D. Rae et al

    Abstract Although we have learned much about how the brain fuels its functions over the last decades, there remains much still to discover in an organ that is so complex. This article lays out major gaps in our knowledge of interrelationships between brain metabolism and brain function...
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    Well-known, famous people with Covid-19 and Long Covid

    Fans Say Lady Gaga 'Should Be in Prison" After Performing with the Middle of the Crowd While Sick With COVID She even continued to walk directly through the audience after testing positive for COVID-19 In a video uploaded to X, she explained that she disclosed the diagnosis to every member of...
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    Coping with hot weather

    I have a Froggtoggs chilli pad cooling towel that works well in dry hot weather.
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    Coping with hot weather

    I drink hot tea or hot water/lemon drinks. I have the fan blowing towards me when the humidity is low and this cools me down a lot faster. When it's too hot and humid nothing cools me down. I turn on the A/C.
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    Coping with hot weather

    Drink Hot Drinks in Hot Weather to Cool Down Faster Though counterintuitive, the science of sweat tells us that drinking hot beverages when in a hot environment will actually help you cool down. However, there is a critical caveat to this finding and it has to do with how our bodies dissipate...
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