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Eliza James
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n95’s + HEPA’s | Long COVID | MECFS

Our leadership & medical providers have failed us on c19

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The Unseen Holiday Energy Drainers When Living With Chronic Illnesses @AwarenessforPOTSies Sensory overload Waiting in long lines Preparing meals Traveling to gatherings Sitting for long periods of time Managing invisible symptoms Triggering conversations Reminders of losses and grief Temperature fluctuations
December 7, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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Health Rising: “ME/CFS Autopsy Study Finds a Wrecked HPA Axis: The 2025 IACFS/ME Conference Report #3”

“.. they found almost no CRH producing neurons in the ME/CFS patients. That suggested that a general suppression of the hypothalamus…”

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ME/CFS Autopsy Study Finds a Wrecked HPA Axis: The 2025 IACFS/ME Conference Report #3 - Health Rising
A Dutch ME/CFS autopsy report findings multiple severe problems in the HPA axis of ME/CFS patients.
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December 5, 2025 at 12:04 AM
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From Australia:

Persistent lung & vascular inflammation in mild to moderate COVID-19 survivors detected by ¹⁸F-FDG PET/CT: A quantitative imaging study with implications for cardiovascular risk

link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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#auscovid19 #LongCovid #PASC
Persistent lung and vascular inflammation in mild to moderate COVID-19 survivors detected by ¹⁸F-FDG PET/CT: A quantitative imaging study with implications for cardiovascular risk — Verma et al. "this new analysis demonstrates strong positive correlations between lung and vascular inflammation, suggesting that the ongoing lung inflammatory response may reflect broader systemic inflammatory activity and could represent a potential mechanism underlying the increased CV risk reported post-COVID."
December 5, 2025 at 1:47 AM
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National University Hospital Singapore studied 189 people and found stroke patients with prior COVID-19 had 73% worse recovery at 3 months.

Their blood showed lingering immune and protein-synthesis disruptions that may impair brain healing.

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Persistent renin-angiotensin system and inflammatory dysregulation following COVID-19 impairs ischemic stroke recovery
Previous studies indicate that stroke recovery is worse in patients with prior COVID-19, suggesting persistent biological perturbations. We investigat…
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December 4, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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Griffith University researchers studied 47 people and found long COVID and recovered patients show altered brain structure and chemistry.

These changes were tied to physical limits and cognitive problems.

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Altered brain tissue microstructure and neurochemical profiles in long COVID and recovered COVID-19 individuals: A multimodal MRI study
Diverse neurological symptoms are experienced by long COVID and COVID-19 recovered individuals. However, the long-term effects of SARS-CoV-2 in the br…
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December 4, 2025 at 11:14 PM
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From Germany

Post-COVID Fatigue Is Associated With Reduced Cortical Thickness After Hospitalization

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

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#NeuroPASC #LongCovid #PASC #COVIDBrain
Post-COVID Fatigue Is Associated With Reduced Cortical Thickness After Hospitalization — Tim J. Hartung et al. "MRI and neuropsychological testing were performed at 3 months after discharge." "Higher acute COVID-19 severity was associated with reduced cortical thickness, particularly in the olfactory system." "reduced cortical thickness of the temporal poles and the anterior and posterior cingulate gyrus was associated with more severe post-acute fatigue."
December 5, 2025 at 1:54 AM
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Autoantibodies mediate pain and sensory dysfunction in post-COVID syndrome

www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-7...

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#PostCovidSyndrome #LongCovid #PASC
Autoantibodies mediate pain and sensory dysfunction in post-COVID syndrome — Stuart Bevan et al. "Here we demonstrate that PCS patients with widespread pain share hyperalgesic sensory phenotypes and spontaneous activity in peripheral nociceptive fibres. Importantly, antibodies from these patients are sufficient to induce painful hypersensitivities and small-fibre neuropathy when administered to mice."
December 4, 2025 at 2:27 AM
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From Belgium:

"These data demonstrate that IgGs from long COVID patients bind to peripheral sensory neurons and induce pain-related symptoms in mice."

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

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#PostCovidSyndrome #LongCovid #PASC
Pathogenic IgG from long COVID patients with neurological sequelae triggers sensitive but not cognitive impairments upon transfer into mice — Mignolet et al. "These data demonstrate that IgGs from long COVID patients bind to peripheral sensory neurons and induce pain-related symptoms in mice."
December 4, 2025 at 2:46 AM
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Emory researchers followed 10 rhesus macaques and found that even mild COVID-19 caused months of neuroinflammation and behavioral changes, including impaired memory, taste, and sleep, mimicking long COVID in humans.

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Inflammation from mild COVID-19 results in persistent neurological and behavioral changes in rhesus macaques
Although most SARS-CoV-2 infections result in mild or moderate symptoms not requiring hospitalization, many patients experience persistent symptoms after their initial recovery, a condition termed Pos...
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December 2, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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The Evening Telegraph, Derby, England. 3rd December 1994. #cfsme #mecfs #myalgicencephalomyelitis #myalgice
December 3, 2025 at 6:57 AM
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🚨👀 Fig 2, from article linked 👇

"Fig. 2: Changes in physical (panel a) and mental (panel b) performance at work across different population subgroups. Bars in the lefthand figures extending left of 0% represent worsening in performance..."

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Fig. 2: Changes in physical (panel a) and mental (panel b) performance at work across different population subgroups. Bars in the lefthand figures extending left of 0% represent worsening in performance, while those extending to the right of 0% indicate improvements. Gray bars in the right-hand figures represent the percentage of respondents reporting “No change”.
December 2, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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From South Korea:

Distinct brain alterations and neurodegenerative processes in cognitive impairment associated with post-acute sequelae of COVID-19

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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#LongCovid #COVIDBrain #NeuroPASC
Distinct brain alterations and neurodegenerative processes in cognitive impairment associated with post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 — Seo et al. "The convergence of structural MRI findings and proteomic alterations in the Cog-PASC group provides insight into potential pathophysiologic mechanisms. Cortical thinning, particularly in the cingulate and insular cortices, may be linked to the observed downregulation of synaptic regulatory proteins, reflecting impaired synaptic maintenance and neuronal connectivity."
December 2, 2025 at 2:09 AM
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Work ability trajectories and sick leave in individuals with post COVID-19 condition: 3-year follow-up of a population-based cohort - The Lancet Regional Health – Europe www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Work ability trajectories and sick leave in individuals with post COVID-19 condition: 3-year follow-up of a population-based cohort
The study highlights the prolonged impact of PCC on work-related functioning and underscores the need for targeted occupational, clinical and social measures for those affected.
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December 2, 2025 at 7:50 AM
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Yale Medicine: Quick Question: Do We Know What Causes Long COVID?

Iwasaki: "There’s been so much progress that’s been made in this area of Long COVID research...there are hypotheses that we’re testing..both at the basic science level and..through..clinical trials'

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Quick Question: Do We Know What Causes Long COVID?
During an interview on the Health & Veritas podcast, Akiko Iwasaki, PhD, discussed post-acute infection syndromes, like Long COVID, and what we’re learning
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December 1, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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TEDx Talks: "How persistent pathogens could accelerate the aging process by Amy Proal"

'..gut tissue collected from a person with long COVID almost 2 years after..here's the thing, these chronic pathogens are the closest thing there are to hackers of the human body"

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How persistent pathogens could accelerate the aging process | Amy Proal | TEDxBoston
YouTube video by TEDx Talks
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November 30, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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Witten/Herdecke University studied 105 Long COVID patients and found that certain autoantibodies targeting GPCRs disrupt heart rhythm control and blood pressure regulation without damaging heart muscle.

CXCR3 antibodies were the most disruptive.

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Autonomic dysfunction and vasoregulation in Long COVID-19 are linked to anti-GPCR autoantibodies
SARS-CoV-2-triggered autoantibodies (AAB) targeting G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) have been suggested to contribute to the post-acute sequelae o…
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November 30, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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University of Minnesota researchers studied 248 patients and found that metformin prescribed within 6 days of COVID infection was linked to a 53% lower risk of long COVID or death over 6 months compared to other medications

www.authorea.com/doi/full/10....
Metformin at the time of Covid-19 infection and risk of Long Covid: A Target Trial Emulation Study
Background: Our objective was to evaluate metformin prescribed at the time of SARS-CoV-2 infection on the risk of developing Long Covid (LC) in electronic health record data. Methods: We conducted a n...
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November 30, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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🧠 Daily Feed of Brain Damage 🧠

Tell me again that Cövid doesn't effect children 🤬‼️

www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Fatigue in children and young people up to 24 months after infection with SARS-CoV-2 - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - Fatigue in children and young people up to 24 months after infection with SARS-CoV-2
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November 29, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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We would like to remind you that our guide on airborne diseases and prevention methods is available in English, French, German, and Arabic at: letsair.org#mediation. It's the result of multidisciplinary work involving physicians, pulmonologists, aerosol scientists, engineers...
November 28, 2025 at 6:54 AM
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Immunocompromised people have long known tattoos f w/yr immune system. Now science is catching up:

Study on “immune responses to tattoo ink accumulating in the lymph nodes… tattoo ink commonly reaches & persists in this organ in most tattooed subjects, often lifelong.”
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Tattoo ink induces inflammation in the draining lymph node and alters the immune response to vaccination | PNAS
Despite safety concerns regarding the toxicity of tattoo ink, no studies have reported the consequences of tattooing on the immune response. In thi...
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November 26, 2025 at 11:04 AM
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nirav shah not mincing words re: the new principle deputy director of CDC. good report from @apoorvanyt.bsky.social

🎁 www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/h...
Dr. Nirav Shah, who served as the C.D.C!s principal deputy director for two years before resigning this year, called Dr. Abraham "unqualified" for the post and said when he learned that he had been appointed, "My jaw hit the ground." "A large part of the principal deputy's portfolio is emergency response," Dr. Shah said. "Delayed notifying of the public of at least two pertussis deaths is not just unacceptable, it's shameful," he added.
November 25, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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The sensitising effect of IgG in fibromyalgia syndrome is mediated by Mrgprb2 in mast cells

Karla R. Sanchez, Jamie Burgess, Qin Zheng, Uazman Alam, Harvey Neiland, Richard Berwick, David Andersson, Samantha Korver, Anne Marshall, Andreas Goebel, Xinzhong Dong

#Fibromyalgia #MastCells
The sensitising effect of IgG in fibromyalgia syndrome is mediated by Mrgprb2 in mast cells
Fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) is characterized by elevated levels of immunoglobulin G (IgG), altered bowel habits, and increased pain sensitivity, suggesting immune dysregulation, but the exact mechanis...
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November 25, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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Now, remind me again that non-Americans should mind their own business.
November 25, 2025 at 11:41 AM
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Google Suite & Microsoft Replacements?

I’m wondering if privacy laws in Europe or elsewhere have led to other products I can replace these with in the US.

I‘d need replacement for documents, spreadsheets, slide creation. Integrated calendar/email would be a perk but not necessary.

US based

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November 24, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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Manchester Evening News: 'The 8 types of long Covid revealed in new research - full list of symptoms'

'There are eight different ways people experience long Covid symptoms, according to a new study'

www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/uk-news...
The 8 types of long Covid revealed in new research - full list of symptoms
There are eight different ways people experience long Covid symptoms, according to a new study
www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 2:39 PM