by Cort Johnson | Aug 3, 2022 | Epstein-Barr Virus, Homepage, HPA axis, Inflammation, long COVID, Research
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.
by Cort Johnson | Jun 4, 2022 | B-cells, Immune, long COVID, Lyme Disease (Borrelia), Pathogens, Research
Serimmune's free chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia and fatiguing illness 5-year antibody testing study will assess whether you've been exposed to the coronavirus and tick-borne pathogens such as Lyme disesase.
by Cort Johnson | May 4, 2022 | Fibromyalgia and Pain, Herpes Simplex Virus, Homepage
Active herpes simplex virus found in the guts of fibromyalgia patients could be contributing to or causing the disease. An antiviral trial is under way.
by Cort Johnson | Mar 1, 2022 | Homepage, long COVID, Pathogens
It seems like an incredible thing to ask but one must now ask if the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is going to miss, yes miss, its best opportunity to study long COVID. There’s a lot riding on the NIH getting this right. For one the amount of money, the...
by Cort Johnson | Feb 27, 2022 | Autoimmune, Autonomic Nervous System, Brain, Cardiovascular, Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, Endothelial Cells, Energy Production, Enterovirus, Epstein-Barr Virus, Exercise, Gulf War Illness, Homepage, Human Herpes Virus Six (HHV-6), long COVID, ME/CFS, Neuroinflammation, Small Fiber Neuropathy
Studies thus far indicate the long COVID and chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) may be exhausting the body in similar ways via viral persistence, autoimmunity, circulatory and blood issues and small fiber neuropathy.