
A new mechanistic study in Science Translational Medicine identifies Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) as a potential trigger of the autoimmune disease systemic lupus erythematosus.

Leading Long COVID and related disease researchers are set to present updates to their work today at the PolyBio Research Foundation’s Fall 2025 Symposium. PolyBio supports some of the most highly-anticipated research projects in infection-associated chronic conditions (IACCs).

The RECOVER-NEURO clinical trial found that “cognitive rehabilitation” failed in treating Long COVID. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) study included 328 people who underwent interventions of either online cognitive training (computer games), a cognitive rehabilitation program, or received electric currents on their heads.

The German government is cutting millions of euros in Long COVID funding, according to the German business newspaper Handelsblatt.

A small mechanistic study in Frontiers in Immunology analyzed chronic inflammation in COVID-19. Researchers assessed over 70,000 blood cells from eight participants across different disease states.

A clinical trial for the anti-inflammatory drug Colchicine did not find the drug effective for Long COVID, according to a new study published in JAMA Internal Medicine. The randomized trial included 346 participants in India who took at least 0.5 milligrams once or twice per day, or a placebo, for 52 weeks.

A large electronic health records study found SARS-CoV-2 infection is associated with elevated risks of Human Papillomavirus (HPV)-related cancer.

A new study that found the risk of Long COVID doubled in children following SARS-C0V-2 reinfection made mainstream headlines this week.

Researchers in Spain assessed over 190,000 participants, using data from a public health research network, in a study published in the journal Vaccines. They found that Long COVID prevalence was three to 10 times higher in individuals with three or more reported infections than in those with only one infection.

Two recent studies found limitations of the drug Paxlovid for protection from Long COVID, contrasting prior studies that suggested the antiviral drug might help prevent this disease.
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