On Hiatus
But still bringing you links to the latest research on Long COVID and ME/CFS this week!
Research Quick Links
Integrated care pathway in individuals with Long COVID: STIMULATE-ICP, a cluster-randomized, phase 3 trial | Nature Medicine
Alternative Headline: Holistic Long COVID care shows significant improvements in fatigue
Losartan and prednisolone for post-COVID syndrome and cardiac inflammation: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial | Nature Communications
Alternative headline: Losartan and prednisolone show no improvement in cardiac function in post-COVID syndrome
Comorbidity Exposure-Window Definitions and Multidimensional Disparities in Long COVID Risk: Evidence from a U.S. National Cohort (2020-2024) | medRxiv preprint
Alternative Headline: Pre-existing comorbidities increase the risk for Long COVID
Persistent cytolytic CD8+ T cells recognize SARS-CoV-2 and herpesvirus epitopes in long COVID | Cell Reports Medicine
Alternative Headline: The role of cytolytic CD8+ T cells in Long COVID
Circulating extracellular vesicles-microRNAs as potential biomarkers for the identification of ME/CFS: differentiating fatigue-related conditions | Journal of Translational Medicine | Springer Nature Link
Alternative Headline: Extracellular vesicles-microRNAs show promise as biomarkers for ME/CFS
The regulatory mechanisms and translational applications of non-coding RNA in SARS-CoV-2 infection-related cardiovascular pathology | Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
Alternative Headline: Review of non-coding RNA’s in COVID-19 related-cardiovascular diseases
Baroreflex sensitivity impairment in Long-COVID patients: a diagnostic tool for classifying the autonomic dysfunction spectrum | Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
Alternative Headline: Baroreflex sensitivity shows promise as a diagnostic tool for Long COVID
The association between smoking and COVID-19 symptoms, severity, and post-COVID-19 symptoms: a cross-sectional survey study | Frontiers in Public Health
Alternative Headline: Survey across four COVID infections, associating risks
Microstructural alterations in brain tissue of ME/CFS and long COVID using diffusion tensor imaging and diffusion kurtosis imaging | Frontiers in Medicine
Alternative Headline: Changes in brain tissue seen in ME/CFS and Long COVID patients
Low-Dose Ionizing Radiation and Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS): A Review of Recent Evidence and Future Research Directions Toward the Elucidation of a Metabolic, Immunologic, and Signaling Cascade | MDPI
Alternative Headline: Review of overlap between ME/CFS and bystander effects of radiation
Peripheral blood cytokines during early and post-acute stages of SARS-CoV-2 infection are associated with disease severity and long-term symptoms | Frontiers in Immunology
Alternative Headline: Higher cytokine levels after COVID seen in patients with more severe disease; levels do not dissipate in patients with Long COVID
Sex- and menopause-related differences in immune and gastrointestinal symptom architecture in ME/CFS: evidence from factor analysis and structural equation modeling | Journal of Translational Medicine | Springer Nature Link
Alternative Headline: Immune and gastrointestinal symptoms in ME/CFS patients show sex-specific structures
COVID-19 Treatments: Current Options and Therapies Under Investigation | International Antiviral Society - USA
Alternative Headline: Review of acute and Long COVID