· The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted expanded access to the stem cell infusion RegeneCyte for #LongCOVID
· Long COVID isn’t being consistently captured around the world due to differences in sociological factors, diagnostic tools, and healthcare access
· A phase two trial for Long COVID-associated postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (#POTS) is testing a product called 2-hydroxybenzylamine (2-HOBA)
https://thesicktimes.org/2026/02/03/research-updates-february-3/
· A large prospective cohort study published in Infectious Diseases found that a majority of people with #LongCOVID did not recover
· Some researchers in Australia are getting a small boost in Long COVID funding
· The biotech company Invivyd is advancing research of a #COVID19 monoclonal antibody called VYD2311, designed to improve upon the currently-available Pemgarda
https://thesicktimes.org/2026/01/27/research-updates-january-27/
· A new study in eBioMedicine found neurological #LongCOVID symptoms were associated with increased pTau-181 levels, a marker of brain inflammation tied to Alzheimer’s disease
· A new “state-of-the-art” review on #POTS highlighted that the multisystemic condition is disabling, causes societal & economic withdrawal
· A phase II clinical trial testing efficacy & safety Uplizna (Inebilizumab) in LC & #MECFS recently announced by German Ministry of Research
https://thesicktimes.org/2026/01/20/research-updates-january-20/
Covid: January 15, 2026 by @violetblue
https://www.patreon.com/posts/covid-january-15-148261310
· #COVID numbers rising in US, UK, France, Austria, Germany, Greece, Denmark, Slovenia, Netherlands, Switzerland
· As of April 2025 80% of Long Covid clinics shut down
· Many healthcare workers “still don’t believe #LongCOVID is real”
· Bad news about pregnancy & Covid, Long Covid & kids, Long Covid & Alzheimers
And much more.
"Stay apart, stand together, mask up, & stay strong."
· A large, electronic health records study published in JAMA Internal Medicine estimated that over 100,000 Americans died each year between 2022 and 2024 from #COVID19
· A new study published in Molecular & Cellular Proteomics found further evidence of abnormalities in post-exertional malaise #PEM
· A small phase two clinical trial is testing #Ketamine for #LongCOVID fatigue and cognitive function
https://thesicktimes.org/2026/01/13/research-updates-january-13/
· 43% of Latino people reported symptoms of #LongCOVID in a new survey study published in Journal of General Internal Medicine
· A case series for Long COVID using a combination of Paxlovid, valacyclovir (Valtrex) and celecoxib (Celebrex), was recently published in Frontiers of Immunology
· A new phase II clinical trial for Long COVID was recently announced in the Netherlands
https://thesicktimes.org/2026/01/06/research-updates-january-6/
43% of Latino people reported symptoms of Long COVID in a new survey study published in Journal of General Internal Medicine. The survey included the responses of 1,500 participants in Washington state who had confirmed COVID-19 cases between 2020 and 2022.
· Two recent studies state that #LongCOVID is an occupational disease.
· Vanderbilt researchers are conducting an immune profiling study on people with Long COVID and postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (#POTS)
· A new phase two remote clinical trial was recently announced for myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) #MECFS
https://thesicktimes.org/2025/12/23/research-updates-december-23/
· New study in Cureus found veterans diagnosed with #LongCOVID at 34% higher risk of visiting emergency department 6 months after infection
· “Our data demonstrate that [LC] is characterized by chronic inflammation, immune exhaustion, & metabolic dysregulation,” scientists conclud in new study published in Nature Immunology
· U.K. charity ME Association awards £1.1 million in funding to the Imperial College to study immunological profiles of LC & #MECFS
https://thesicktimes.org/2025/12/16/research-updates-december-16/
A new observational study in Cureus found that veterans diagnosed with Long COVID had a 34% higher risk of visiting the emergency department (ED) six months following infection than those without Long COVID.
· A new study in the International Journal of Infectious Diseases examines how #COVID19 impacts the immune system
· German government announced just over €500 million ($582 million USD) in funding for infection-associated diseases, including #LongCOVID & #MECFS
· A preprint using data from the DecodeME study found more than 250 genes associated with ME, 76 of which were shared with Long COVID
https://thesicktimes.org/2025/12/09/research-updates-december-9/
· Large retrospective cohort study of over 18,000 births found infants exposed to #COVID19 during pregnancy were more likely to have adverse neurodevelopmental diagnoses as 3 years olds
· Another study has found that common diabetes drug metformin may help reduce risk of #LongCOVID
· NIH is recruiting for a small observational study to understand if people with neurological symptoms of Long COVID have inactive [?] remnants of SARS-CoV-2 in their bodies
https://thesicktimes.org/2025/12/02/research-updates-december-2/
A large retrospective cohort study of over 18,000 live births found that infants exposed to SARS-CoV-2 infection during pregnancy were more likely to have adverse neurodevelopmental diagnoses by the time they were three years old.
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