2024

We've written a blog post highlighting the most interesting ME/CFS studies of 2024: https://mecfsskeptic.com/2024-looking-back-on-a-year-of-me-cfs-research/ Curious to know if we missed any important ones. Twitter/Bluesky summary here:

Katherine Huang, Alex G. C. de Sá, Natalie Thomas, Robert D. Phair, Paul R. Gooley, David B. Ascher & Christopher W. Armstrong Abstract Background Diagnosing complex illnesses like Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) is complicated due to the diverse symptomology and...

Full title: High prevalence of long COVID in anti-TPO positive euthyroid individuals with strongly elevated SARS-CoV-2-specific T cell responses and moderately raised anti-spike IgG levels 23 months post-infection Zsolt Matula1 Viktória Király2 Gabriella Bekő2 Márton Gönczi2 András Zóka2 Róbert...

Full title: Barriers and facilitators of healthcare access for long COVID-19 patients in a universal healthcare system: qualitative evidence from Austria Peter Gamillscheg, Agata Łaszewska, Stefanie Kirchner, Kathryn Hoffmann, Judit Simon & Susanne Mayer Abstract Background Long COVID-19...

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Abstract The pathogenesis of Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) remains unclear, though increasing evidence suggests inflammatory processes play key roles. In this study, single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) was used to...

B. Sue Graves • Mitsu Patel • Hailey Newgent • Gauri Parvathy • Ahmad Nasri • Jillene Moxam • Gurnoor S. Gill • Vivek Sawhney • Manish Gupta Abstract Myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), also known as chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), is a complex, chronic condition marked by persistent, debilitating...

Boglárka Nagy Andrea B. Protzner, Balázs Czigler & Zsófia Anna Gaál Abstract Post-COVID syndrome manifests with numerous neurological and cognitive symptoms, the precise origins of which are still not fully understood. As females and older adults are more susceptible to developing this...

Bruce K. Patterson, Jose Guevara-Coto, Javier Mora, Edgar B. Francisco, Ram Yogendra, Rodrigo A. Mora-Rodríguez, Christopher Beaty, Gwyneth Lemaster, Gary Kaplan DO, Amiram Katz & Joseph A. Bellanti Abstract The absence of a long COVID (LC) or post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC)...

Key Points Question Does prevalence of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS)–like illness differ between individuals with an acute infection–like index illness who are COVID-19 positive or negative? Findings In this cohort study of 4378 participants, the weighted...

Samantha J. Russell, Karen Parker, Andrea Lehoczki, David Lieberman, Indu S. Partha, Serena J. Scott, Linda R. Phillips, Mindy J. Fain & Janko Ž. Nikolich Abstract Long COVID, also known as PASC (post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2), is a complex infection-associated chronic condition...

Abstract Purpose The COVID-19 pandemic has had an enormous negative impact on the psychosomatic status of the general population, and especially of more vulnerable populations, such as older people. The present study aimed to assess changes in psychosomatic status before and after the COVID-19...

Some details are now know. I'm not happy about Chalder fatigue scale being used as primary outcome. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03691987

Abstract Evidence has suggested an increased risk of psychiatric manifestations following viral infections including coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19). However, psychiatric adverse events (AEs) after COVID-19 vaccination, which were documented in case reports and case series, remain unclear...

Background – Long Covid is a complex condition characterised by symptoms that persist for weeks and months after the Covid infection, accompanied by cognitive impairment that negatively affects daily life. Understanding this complex condition is important for the development of diagnostic and...

The 16th Invest in ME Research International ME Conference 2024 28 June 2024 Wellcome Genome Campus, UK #IIMEC16 Advancing Understanding of ME: Bridging Research and Clinical Treatment https://www.investinme.org/IIMEC16.shtml Programme IIMEC16 CONFERENCE AGENDA - 28 JUNE 2024 The...

Abstract The presence of prolonged symptoms after COVID infection worsens the workability and quality of life. 200 adults with long COVID syndrome were enrolled after medical, physical, and mental screening, and were divided into two groups based on their performance. The intervention group...

Abstract Previous studies found that regular physical activity (PA) can lower the risk of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) infection and post-COVID-19 condition (PCC), yet its specific effects in young women have not yet been investigated. Thus, we aimed to examine whether regular physical activity...

Abstract Background In the Netherlands, the prevalence of post COVID-19 condition is estimated at 12.7% at 90–150 days after SARS-CoV-2 infection. This study aimed to determine the occurrence of fatigue and other symptoms, to assess how many patients meet the Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic...

Abstract This study aimed to estimate the incidence rates of post–COVID-19 fatigue and chronic fatigue and to quantify the additional incident fatigue caused by COVID-19. We analyzed electronic health records data of 4,589 patients with confirmed COVID-19 during February 2020–February 2021 who...