2022

Full title: Long COVID and episodic disability: advancing the conceptualisation, measurement and knowledge of episodic disability among people living with Long COVID – protocol for a mixed-methods study Abstract Introduction As the prevalence of Long COVID increases, there is a critical need...

Highlights • COVID-19 targets endothelial cells causing active endotheliitis. • In the acute phase of COVID-19, there is significant impairment of the endothelial function. • Impairment of endothelial function is proportional to COVID-19 severity. • There is a considerable progressive...

Abstract Purpose Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is an illness characterized by a variety of symptoms including post-exertional malaise, unrefreshing sleep, and cognitive impairment. A variety of case definitions (e.g., the Canadian Consensus Criteria (CCC), the...

*note: no control group. Abstract Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is spreading worldwide; there is a need to address its sequelae known as Long COVID. This study evaluated post-vaccination changes in symptoms and antibody titers in patients with Long COVID. Patients visiting the...

Could SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein Be Responsible for Long-COVID Syndrome? Theoharis C. Theoharides Laboratory of Molecular Immunopharmacology and Drug Discovery, Department of Immunology, Tufts University School of Medicine Abstract SARS-CoV-2 infects cells via its spike protein binding to its...

New online course on Medbridge: Lessons From Myalgic Encephalomyelitis for Long COVID presented by Todd Davenport, PT, DPT, MPH, OCS https://www.medbridgeeducation.com/course-catalog/details/lessons-from-myalgic-encephalomyelitis-for-long-covid-todd-davenport/

COVID-19 Schools Infection Survey, England: mental health and long COVID, November to December 2021 "1.Main points Since March 2020, 1.0% of primary school-aged pupils and 2.7% of secondary school-aged pupils met the Delphi criteria for having experienced long COVID lasting at least 12 weeks...

Full title: Burnout and long COVID among the UK nephrology workforce: results from a national survey investigating the impact of COVID-19 on working lives ABSTRACT Background The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is placing a significant strain on healthcare. We conducted a...

Editorial: Current Insights Into Complex Post-infection Fatigue Syndromes With Unknown Aetiology: The Case of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Westermeier, Lacerda, Scheibenbogen, Sepulveda Conclusions In conclusion, this Research Topic collects further pieces of evidence...

Highlights • Patients hospitalized for COVID-19 display marked impairment in endothelial function, which is persistent following recovery from the acute infection. • Red blood cells (RBCs) from patients with COVID-19 impair vascular function through mechanisms involving increased arginase 1...

Abstract Background Myalgic encephalitis or chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) has again come into focus as a result of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Fundamentally problematic is the fact that ME/CFS is considered a separate entity; however, extreme fatigue is also a common symptom of an...

Moved post Predictable... predicted... happening. Ugh. When people say "1 step forward, 2 steps back" it never really accounts for the possibility of steps in random directions that end up looping on themselves. Did I read wrong or I just saw this morning that NICE has basically downgraded the...

A central role for amyloid fibrin microclots in long COVID/PASC: origins and therapeutic implications Douglas B. Kell, Gert Jacobus Laubscher and Etheresia Pretorius Post-acute sequelae of COVID (PASC), usually referred to as ‘Long COVID’ (a phenotype of COVID-19), is a relatively frequent...

Abstract Background Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is a complex and often disabling chronic condition emerging worldwide, with no curative or definitive therapy yet identified. Ginseng has been widely used to treat fatigue in other patient groups and conditions; however, a systematic review...

SARS-CoV-2 Infects Red Blood Cell Progenitors and Dysregulates Hemoglobin and Iron Metabolism Romy Kronstein‐Wiedemann, Marlena Stadtmüller, Sofia Traikov, Mandy Georgi, Madeleine Teichert, Hesham Yosef, Jan Wallenborn, Andreas Karl, Karin Schütze, Michael Wagner, Ali El‐Armouche, Torsten Tonn...

Tarjei Tørre Asprusten will be defending his thesis "Diagnosis of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome in Adolescents" for the degree of PhD 7th March 2022. Principal supervisor is prof. Wyller. Summary Diagnostic labels as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) and Systemic...

Full title: How mycobacterium tuberculosis infection could lead to the increasing risks of chronic fatigue syndrome and the potential immunological effects: a population-based retrospective cohort study Abstract Background Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) has been shown to be associated with...

Full title: Chronic cerebral aspects of long COVID, post-stroke syndromes and similar states share their pathogenesis and perispinal etanercept treatment logic Abstract The chronic neurological aspects of traumatic brain injury, post-stroke syndromes, long COVID-19, persistent Lyme disease, and...

Abstract Background Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is a serious disorder of unknown aetiology. While the pathomechanism of ME/CFS remains elusive, reduced natural killer (NK) cell cytotoxic function is a consistent immunological feature. NK cell effector functions...

https://translational-medicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12967-022-03289-8 Benjamin H. Natelson Jin-Mann S. Lin Michelle Blate Sarah Khan Yang Chen Elizabeth R. Unger Open access Background Orthostatic intolerance-OI is common in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue...