Previous paper from many of the same authors has a very large overlap in upregulated genes.
From thread paper:
Upregulation of olfactory receptors and neuronal-associated genes highlights complex immune and neuronal dysregulation in Long COVID patients, 2025, Shahbaz et al
Research to evaluate safety and impact of long COVID intervention with Ensitrelvir for National Cohort (RESILIENCE Study): A protocol for a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial
Konishi, Keiji; Yamamoto, Shungo; Sada, Ryuichi Minoda; Asano, Kento; Onozuka, Daisuke; Tanaka...
“Everything Looks Normal”: Patient Narratives of Contested Legitimacy in Long COVID Medical Encounters
Rhidenour, Kayla B.; Thompson, Charee M.; Babu, Sara; Kelpinski, Lindsay F.
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This study examines how individuals with long COVID navigate illness experiences when...
Some might find the slides for these webinars interesting.
Webinar 1: Assessment and Diagnosis
Webinar 2: Managing Common Symptoms and Co-morbidities
Link to main courses page: https://education.emerge.org.au/all-courses/
A Comparative Study of the Coagulation Systems and Inflammatory Profiles of Patients with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Patients with Long COVID
Hayley Emma Arron
Supervisor: Prof. Etheresia Pretorius
Stellenbosch University
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Myalgic...
Thread for the above study: Blood Flow To The Head Is Reduced in a Patient With Myalgic Encephalomyelitis With Confirmed Post-Exertional Malaise, 2024, Lee
I'm guessing it's this research: Experiences of accessing primary care by those living with long Covid in New Zealand: A qualitative analysis, 2025, Rhodes et al.
Not really equal pressure. If you don't eat food, you will definitely die before too long.
If you don't have energy to hunt or socialize, but live in a tribe, your chances of survival and reproduction might be lessened, but there's still a good chance you survive just fine with others' help...
One possibility, though not sure how valid the argument is:
Should there still be some decrease in appetite long term? At least until one's weight is nearly dangerously low.
Post-Exertional Symptom Exacerbation after Sub-Maximal Exercise in Individuals with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Post-Acute Sequelae of COVID-19
Berardi, Giovanni; Janowski, Adam; McNally, Samuel; Post, Andrew; Garg, Alpana; Sluka, Kathleen A.
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Looking at some of the 25 'critical SNPs' in the first PrecisionLife study on ME/CFS from, I see that one of them, rs237475 which was mapped to the gene KCNB1, is very near this most significant locus in DecodeME.
This is the significance plot for DecodeME, showing the ARFGEF2 locus just a...
Saw a comment on Pubpeer for this paper by Marc Veldhoen, which links to a very long critique of this paper on his blog: https://marcveldhoen.substack.com/p/the-abuse-of-science-the-anti-science
I'm just suggesting that, even if imperfect, it makes more sense than the criteria being a mishmash of random symptoms that don't really even seem related. For example, one requirement for CCC:
So you could fulfill this specific category (which to be fair is only one category of the criteria)...
Oh yes sorry mixed up my specificity and sensitivity. But yes, primarily focused on making sure there are as few false positives as possible.
You mean excluding people who might have another condition that explains PEM? I don't really agree with that view. If they have PEM, they have PEM...
I wonder if instead of focusing on trying to create a questionnaire with optimal accuracy in separating healthy from ME/CFS, it might be better to think about making a questionnaire with virtually 100% specificity, at the cost of poor sensitivity. Meaning make a questionnaire where only people...
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: A Moral Exploration of Illness and Accountability
Jennifer McMurray
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Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is a complex and often debilitating condition characterized by persistent fatigue accompanied by a variety of additional symptoms that...
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