Autoimmunity Link in Long COVID Patients
Researchers identified autoantibodies as a driver of long COVID symptoms in a subset of individuals, suggesting new treatment pathways.
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Autoimmunity Link in Long COVID Patients
Researchers identified autoantibodies as a driver of long COVID symptoms in a subset of individuals, suggesting new treatment pathways.
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The Toll of Pediatric Long COVID
Children with long COVID report higher levels of fatigue and sleep disturbance than those with cancer or autism.
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Common Antidepressant May Reduce Long COVID Fatigue
A clinical trial found that fluvoxamine significantly improved fatigue and quality of life for Long COVID patients with persistent symptoms.
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Metformin, UDCA Fail to Improve Long COVID Recovery
A two-week course of metformin or ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) did not meaningfully improve recovery from long COVID symptoms.
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Link Between Mental Health and Long COVID in Older Women
Older women with a history of both depression and anxiety had a 78% higher risk of developing long COVID complications after infection.
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Clinical Trial to Investigate Baricitinib for Long COVID
Vanderbilt Health investigators are conducting a phase 3 clinical trial of baricitinib for the treatment of persistent neurological and cardiopulmonary symptoms of long COVID.
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Alzheimer’s Protein Detected in Long COVID Patients
Patients with neurocognitive difficulties post COVID-19 infection displayed a significant increase in their blood plasma of a crucial protein linked to neurodegenerative diseases and found in many Alzheimer’s patients.
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Genetic Drivers of Long COVID
Scientists identified key genetic drivers behind long COVID, revealing why some people experience symptoms long after initial infection.
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Co-Infections May Fuel Long COVID
Latent or concurrent infections—especially Epstein-Barr virus and tuberculosis—may drive persistent symptoms in a subset of long COVID patients.
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Exercise Rehab Aids Immune System in Long COVID Patients
An eight-week exercise-based rehabilitation program improved immune function in patients with long COVID.
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Child Long COVID Risk Doubles After Second Infection
Children and adolescents were twice as likely to experience long COVID after catching COVID for the second time, compared to their peers with a single previous infection.
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Defining Long COVID
What is Long COVID? Despite hundreds of published studies and millions affected worldwide, the medical field still lacks a clear answer.
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Identifying Long COVID Symptoms in Young Children
Despite the perception that COVID-19 isn’t a pediatric disease, a growing number of young children are now exhibiting symptoms of long COVID, researchers say.
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Economically Disadvantaged Patients at Greater Risk for Long COVID
Patients with financial hardship, food insecurity, less than a college education, and healthcare access challenges were at higher risk for developing long COVID.
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SARS-CoV-2 Causes Buildup of Alzheimer’s-related Peptides in the Retina
A new Yale study has found a promising target for treating the brain fog that can follow COVID-19 and offers new insight into a hypothesis about the origin of Alzheimer’s disease.
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Long COVID Patients Can Take Nine Months to Regain Mental Well-being
Physical well-being, by contrast, returned after three months; up to 20% of patients continued experiencing suboptimal overall health-related quality of life one year after infection.
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Long COVID and Cardiopulmonary Diseases
Patients suffering from long COVID may exhibit persistent inflammation in the heart and lungs for up to a year following SARS-CoV-2 infection
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Long COVID Increases Children’s Kidney, Heart, and Gut Risks
Up to two years after infection, long COVID significantly increases children’s risks of chronic kidney disease, gastrointestinal issues, and cardiovascular conditions.
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Cases of ME/CFS Increase Following COVID-19
COVID-19 infection may be associated with an increase in the number of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) cases.
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Long COVID Study Tracks Physical, Cognitive Impairments
Researchers following nearly 1,000 people with long COVID found few changes to their symptoms in the second year of illness.
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Molecular ‘Fingerprint’ of Long COVID Found in Children’s Blood
Artificial intelligence identified a molecular signature of long COVID in children’s blood with 93% accuracy, according to a recent study.
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Drug Candidate Improves Lung Function in Long COVID Patients
The investigational treatment improved lung function and quality of life in previously hospitalized COVID-19 patients with long-term pulmonary complications.
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Repeat COVID Infections Behind Most Long COVID Cases, Four-Year Study Finds
Individuals who have had multiple COVID-19 infections appear prone to contracting long COVID, which may include symptoms such as fatigue, respiratory distress, and mental fog.
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COVID-19 May Trigger Separate Chronic Condition Beyond Long COVID
New research suggests COVID-19 infection may lead to cases of a chronic condition, resembling but diagnostically separate from long COVID, characterized by persistent fatigue and post-exertional malaise.
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