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Research updates, June 16
Two recent studies have added more evidence that the diabetes drug metformin can reduce the risk of Long COVID.
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Research ethics boards need urgent training on Long COVID and myalgic encephalomyelitis
Last year, researchers in Ontario, Canada started recruiting participants for a Long COVID trial testing the feasibility of exercise and rehabilitation. Like many other studies of exercise, it doesn’t use validated measures for post-exertional malaise (PEM). But the Pursuing Reduction in Fatigue After COVID-19 via Exercise and Rehabilitation (PREFACER) study, run by researchers at Western…
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Why are RECOVER’s first round of Long COVID clinical trials failing?
The U.S.’s flagship Long COVID research program has received over a billion dollars in funding and had years of input from people with the disease. But its first round of clinical trials are failing, at least in the results out so far.
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PolyBio’s Spring 2026 symposium: Advancing Long COVID biomarkers and treatments
The PolyBio Research Foundation recently announced new initiatives and centered biomarkers during their latest virtual conference.
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International ME/CFS Conference roundup: Setbacks and new hopes for therapeutic research
More than 50 experts from around the world presented the latest findings in basic and therapeutic research on myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) and Long COVID at a conference in Berlin.
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Research updates, May 26
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Research updates, May 19
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RECOVER’s first round of clinical trials are failing. Will the next phase be better?
The NIH studies found that Paxlovid, ivabradine, and computer games did not significantly improve symptoms of Long COVID. Further analysis that may help future research research has not yet been released.
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Research updates, May 12
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A test for Long COVID can’t leave anyone behind
A test for Long COVID will be transformative, and we should start preparing for its arrival now.
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