CD169+ and HLA-DR+ extracellular vesicles are highly represented in human plasma and dynamically expressed in SARS-CoV-2 infection and long COVID-associated sequelae

https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/cellular-and-infection-microbiology/articles/10.3389/fcimb.2026.1686186/full

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Single-cell analysis reveals immune remodeling of monocytes, NK cells, T cell exhaustion, and Galectin-9–associated depletion of gamma delta and mucosal-associated invariant T cells in Long COVID with ME/CFS

https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/immunology/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2026.1745933/full

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News Release 2-Mar-2026
"Study identifies molecular cause of taste loss after COVID"

"Research links persistent loss of sweet, bitter and umami taste to reduced levels of key taste-cell protein"

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1118387

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News Release 2-Mar-2026
Long COVID & recovery among US adults

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1117998

"With no LC treatment demonstrating clear efficacy, greater investment in understanding biological mechanisms, including immunotypic differences between those who recover and those who do not, may provide insights into pathways of persistence and potential targets for intervention"

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Long COVID trajectories in adults

During the February 10, 2026, RECOVER Research Review (R3) Seminar, RECOVER researchers Sarah Donohue, PhD, MPH, and Tanayott (Tony) Thaweethai, PhD, presented research on Long COVID trajectories in adults. Published in November 2025, this research—which includes participants from the initiative’s adult observational cohort study—explores different clinical presentations of Long COVID and how the condition progresses over time. RECOVER Patient Representative and co-author Mady Hornig, MD, MA, and Timothy Henrich, MD, MMSc, a Long COVID researcher, also shared their perspectives and experiences.

RECOVER: Researching COVID to Enhance Recovery

Exciting to read about some of the expensive ME/CFS & long Covid research planned in Germany (using some of the €500 million budget) including that using long-term samples which allow comparisons of samples before and after developing the conditions

https://www.helmholtz.de/en/newsroom/article/when-the-infection-is-over-and-the-disease-is-just-beginning/

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Northwestern study explores long COVID symptoms across countries (Colombia, Nigeria, the US, India)

https://dailynorthwestern.com/2026/02/26/campus/northwestern-study-reveals-long-covid-patients-more-likely-to-report-cognitive-symptoms-in-u-s-than-other-countries/

Not excited by the intensive cognitive rehabilitation programs mentioned at the end. Not likely suitable for those with PEM

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Northwestern study explores long COVID symptoms across countries

An international study led by Northwestern Medicine found that patients with long COVID-19 in countries such as the U.S. and Colombia were more likely to report neurological symptoms, including brain fog and fatigue, than patients in countries such as Nigeria and India. Feinberg Prof. Dr. Igor Koralnik, a study author and founder of the NM...

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