long covid

by The Ohio State University edited by Lisa Lock, reviewed by Andrew Zinin  Editors’ notes  The GIST Add as preferred source Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain New research from The Ohio State University College of Medicine is the first to objectively measure multisensory losses in COVID-19 patients. “Our goal is to understand why some long COVID patients experience different […]

by NYU Langone Health edited by Sadie Harley, reviewed by Robert Egan  Editors’ notes  The GIST Add as preferred source Credit: CC0 Public Domain The increased size of, and lesser blood supply to, a key brain structure in patients with long COVID tracks with known blood markers of Alzheimer’s disease and greater levels of dementia, a new study

There’s still a ways to go before doctors and scientists fully understand pediatric long COVID, but three upcoming clinical trials are on the horizon. Simon Spichak, The Sick Times Published February 3, 2026, 10:27 a.m. MT Republish this story This article was published with The Sick Times, a nonprofit newsroom covering long COVID. Justin Lin’s daughter, Serena,

Lois Anzelowitz Levine, MA January 27, 2026 If your patients have been coming in with new asthma-like symptoms or sudden allergies to foods or the environment, long COVID could be to blame. In an article published in Nature Immunology last December, researchers examined immunologic and inflammatory profiles in people with long COVID, comparing blood samples from patients who fully recovered

by Osaka Metropolitan University edited by Sadie Harley, reviewed by Robert Egan  Editors’ notes  The GIST Add as preferred source Dual users of electric and combustible cigarettes may be at greater risk for long COVID symptoms. Credit: Osaka Metropolitan University COVID-19 brought about lasting changes that are still being felt today in the post-pandemic era, with one being

by Rutgers University edited by Sadie Harley, reviewed by Robert Egan  Editors’ notes Potential mechanisms implicated in post-COVID-19 surge of non-SARS-CoV-2 infections. Credit: eLife (2025). DOI: 10.7554/elife.106308 For millions suffering from long COVID, their persistent breathlessness, brain fog and fatigue remain a maddening mystery, but a group of leading microbiologists think they may have cracked the case. The culprit for

by University of Glasgow edited by Lisa Lock, reviewed by Robert Egan  Editors’ notes Credit: JAMA Network Open (2025). DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.34304 A three-month program of resistance exercise can help improve the physical and mental well-being of people with long COVID, according to newly published research. The results—which are part of a study led by the University of Glasgow in collaboration

by Gillian Rutherford, University of Alberta edited by Gaby Clark, reviewed by Andrew Zinin  Editors’ notes Graphical abstract. Credit: Cell Reports Medicine (2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2025.102449. https://www.cell.com/cell-reports-medicine/fulltext/S2666-3791(25)00522-1 Research published today in Cell Reports Medicine reveals key biological differences that may explain why women with long COVID—especially those who develop chronic fatigue syndrome—tend to experience more severe and persistent symptoms than men do. Post COVID-19