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I think that's specifically about excluding people that recently had COVID to make sure the association they're seeing is related to long COVID and not acute:

I think that's referring to this: So it's looking at pre-COVID social support's effect on the association between LC symptoms and lonelineless post-COVID. I also wouldn't necessarily expect pre-COVID advil intake to modify the association between long COVID and pain symptoms post-COVID, and...

Does this actually happen? The name ME has been around for decades, and I don't see people doing this play on words. People don't pronounce it "me", do they?

Why not if one considers loneliness a distressing long COVID-associated symptom that might be relieved by something like an online support group, in a similar way to how pain might be relieved by a painkiller?

Long COVID symptoms and loneliness: findings from the World Trade Center Health Registry Sisti, Julia S.; Packard, Samuel E.; Metzler, Janna [Line breaks added] Background Symptoms of long COVID can profoundly impact affected individuals’ functioning, including their ability to participate in...

Understanding how social determinants of health shape Long COVID outcomes: a rapid review of evidence [Line breaks added] Background Long COVID affects over 65 million people worldwide, yet the impact of social determinants of health (SDoH), such as socioeconomic status, race/ethnicity...

Characterizing T cells in the olfactory epithelium of people with hyposmia:

Analysis of mucosal immune dysregulation and safety and tolerability of endoscopic topical steroid therapy for long-COVID hyposmia: randomized, double-blinded pilot study [Line breaks added] Background Millions of people exhibit olfactory dysfunction years after acute SARS-CoV-2 infection...

There were no significant findings in this study after multiple test correction. They say so in the results: But the abstract and discussion don't mention this, and they instead say they found "promising" significant associations.

Thread for the documentary: Left out (Norwegian documentary on ME)

They say high electrolyte content due to low vasopressin might lead to over-excitability of neurons.

Brilliant write-up, as always. What an asset you are to the ME/CFS community. --- Unintentional newline, I assume: Two spaces between the bolded words: [Edit: well there are two spaces on the blog, but S4ME seems to remove the extra]

I submitted a comment to PubPeer, though it still needs to be approved before showing up. I can still update in case anyone sees any glaring issues. From the results section of Miana et al.: According to interviewer instructions for the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ)...

If that is the case, they worded it wrong in the text by saying number of days. Still would mean they are walking less anyway. --- A paper talking about the sitting question being unclear: What do IPAQ questions mean to older adults? Lessons from cognitive interviews (2010, International...

I think you're looking at body fat percentage. BMI was 26.01 (SD 4.56), from Table 1.

I thought that doesn't make sense, since 1% of the world population is around 82 million. Then I found that this figure has other known issues already. It's apparently based on MS, not ME/CFS. The cited paper is: Systematic review and meta-analysis of the prevalence of chronic fatigue...

Does Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) Represent a Poly-Herpesvirus Post-Virus Infectious Disease? Ariza, Maria Eugenia; Mena Palomo, Irene; Williams, Marshall V. [Line breaks added] Abstract Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is a...

Note that the above Trial by Error post was also posted in another thread since it pertains to multiple papers: https://www.s4me.info/threads/enduring-symptoms-a-call-to-immediate-action-2025-barnes.47814/post-664382

I think you're right. The questions of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) related to walking look like what you suggest: So they walked an average of 27.5 minutes on active days and an average 1.8 active days a week before, and they walked 63.75 min on active days, and...

Long COVID Prevalence and Risk Factors: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Prospective Cohort Studies [Line breaks added] Background: Long COVID, or post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC), affects millions globally, with persistent symptoms impacting quality of life. This...