Research updates for the week of April 2 include a new NIH study about Havana Syndrome that parallels the agency’s recent ME paper, a Covid-19 antibody that may cause some Long Covid symptoms, and an upcoming clinical trial.
A new Long Covid project makes information about clinical trials more accessible to people who may want to participate in research while showing gaps in the current search for meaningful treatments. Patient-researcher Ezra Spier developed the new project, called Long Covid Studies. As of its launch on March 26, the site includes details of about…
Research updates for the week of March 26 include a new clinical trial for Long Covid, a drug to protect immunocompromised people from Covid-19, and the intersections between Long Covid and HIV and hypermobility.
After NIH’s intramural ME study was published last month in the journal Nature Communications, some patient-advocates and experts in the ME community say their worst fears about this $8 million, eight-year research project were realized. In interviews with The Sick Times, advocates and experts shared concerns about which patients were included in the research, the…
Research updates for the week of March 19 include Covid-19’s potential impact on road deaths, a new drug trial, and alcohol sensitivity among people with Long Covid.
Research updates for the week of March 12 include newly-launched clinical trials from Scripps Research and NIH RECOVER, lingering SARS-CoV-2 fragments in blood and tissue, and healthcare workers with Long Covid.
Research updates for the week of March 5 include cognitive impairments from Covid-19, iron dysregulation, and differences between males and females with Long Covid.
Last month, Dr. Ian Simon became the inaugural director of the U.S. Office of Long Covid Research and Practice, an office under the Department of Health and Human Services that aims to coordinate Long Covid efforts across the federal government. Betsy Ladyzhets spoke to Dr. Simon about his prior experience, his work at the Long…
Research updates for the week of February 27 include a major study about ME, persistent SARS-CoV-2 infections, and the blood brain barrier’s connection to brain fog.
PolyBio Research Foundation, a leading organization in supporting research for Long Covid and related chronic diseases, announced a new round of funding focused on identifying potential Long Covid treatments on Thursday. The research projects, which received a total of $15 million in funding, plan to study the potential biological underpinnings of Long Covid and begin…
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