by Cort Johnson | Sep 22, 2022 | COVID-19, Gut, Homepage, long COVID, Microbiome, NIH, Research
Suzanne Vernon’s interest in pathogens and post-infectious diseases goes back to when, as a 20-year-old, she landed a work-study job at the CDC’s Division of Vector-Borne Diseases while an undergraduate at Colorado State University. Ten years later with...
by Cort Johnson | Sep 13, 2022 | COVID-19, Homepage, long COVID
It’s nice to have a billionaire in your corner. Earlier this year, billionaire Vitalik Buterin pledged to devote $100 million to high-risk, high-reward COVID-19 efforts. He made good on at least $15 million of that when he jumpstarted The Long COVID...
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.