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Long-term health outcomes and risk factors for low self-rated health in non-hospitalised adults with post-COVID-19 condition: a 2.5-year cohort study — Törnberg et al.

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SARS-CoV-2 reinfections and subsequent risk of hospital-diagnosed post-acute sequelae in Denmark (2020–2022): a nationwide cohort study — Khurana et al.

"Of 4,418,544 individuals, 6942 (0.16%) were diagnosed with long COVID."

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Choroid plexus alterations in long COVID and their associations with Alzheimer's disease risks — Huize Pang et al.

"patients exhibited enlarged ChP and reduced blood perfusion" "In addition to structural alterations, we observed decreased blood flow in the ChP"

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Non-invasive electrodiagnostic testing for small fibre neuropathy in long COVID-19 — Anthony Khoo et al.

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NET Biomarkers in COVID-19 and Post-COVID Syndrome: a Comprehensive Analysis — Monsalve et al.

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The potential causes of myasthenia and fasciculations in severely ill ME/CFS patients: the role of disturbed electrophysiology — Wirth and Steinacker

Hypothesis paper. "Insufficient Na+/K+ -ATPase activity can explain mitochondrial dysfunction via sodium-induced calcium overload"

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Immunoglobulin G Complexes from Post-infectious ME/CFS, including post-COVID ME/CFS Disrupt Cellular Energetics and Alter Inflammatory Marker Secretion — Liu et al.

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Our latest News in Brief summary has headlines and links to further reading for #MECFS, #LongCovid, and related news for the week of Feb. 2 - 8.

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Indistinguishable mitochondrial phenotypes after exposure of healthy myoblasts to myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome or control serum — Audrey A. Ryback et al.

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🧵 of highlighted #MECFS and #LongCovid research papers being discussed this week on the Science for ME forum.

2 - 8 Feb 2026

The Stigma of self-report in health research: Time to reconsider what counts as “Objective” — Nisreen A. Alwan

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Healthcare Consumption and Work Absenteeism of Individuals With and Without Persistent Complaints After COVID-19: The Role of Cognitive-Behavioural Factors, Neuropsychological Functioning and Depressive Symptoms — Verveen et al.

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A cross-continental comparative analysis of the neurological manifestations of Long COVID — Jimenez et al.

"This study found that overall, cognitive and sleep disorders, headache and dizziness were the most frequent neurologic symptoms as well as fatigue."

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Diminished EBV-Specific Humoral Immunity is Associated with Neuropsychiatric Long COVID Development up to 12 Months Post-COVID-19 Symptom Onset — Philip Samaan et al.

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Serum extracellular vesicle RNA profiles in long COVID: insights from exercise-induced gene modulation — Abbasi et al.

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Activation of the Lectin Pathway Drives Persistent Complement Dysregulation in Long COVID — Samuel B. K. Keat et al.

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Use and Perceived Helpfulness of Different Intervention Strategies in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Depression — Marie Celine Dorczok et al.

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Physical activity levels in myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome before and after a 2-day cardiopulmonary exercise test protocol — Candace N. Receno et al.

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Imbalance of Excitatory and Inhibitory Neurotransmitter Systems in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome — Klaus J. Wirth and Carmen Scheibenbogen

Hypothesis paper.

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Microvascular Remodeling and Endothelial Dysfunction Across Post-COVID-19 and ME/CFS: Insights from the All Eyes on PCS Study — Timon Wallraven et al.

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🧵 of highlighted #MECFS and #LongCovid research papers being discussed this week on the Science for ME forum.

26 Jan - 1 Feb 2026

Our latest News in Brief summary has headlines and links to further reading for #MECFS, #LongCovid, and related news for the week of Jan. 26 - Feb. 1.

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Functional Limitations and Illness-Related Absenteeism among School-Aged Children with and without Long COVID, United States, 2022–2023 - Volume 32, Supplement—February 2026 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC — Nicole D. Ford et al.

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Impact of COVID‑19 infection on subsequent prescriptions of autonomic dysfunction pharmacotherapy: a nationwide propensity‑score‑matched Cohort study in Japan — Daisuke Miyamori and Masanori Ito

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Episodic memory deficits and processes in post-COVID condition — Oliver-Mas et al.

"the LASSI-L showed the highest correlation with the subjective cognitive complaints questionnaire."

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Longitudinal Landscape of Long Flu and Long COVID — Ming Zheng

"The advent of Long COVID has propelled a significant expansion in our understanding of the long-term sequelae of viral infections"

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www.mdpi.com/2673-8112/6/1/21

An Overview of Severe Myalgic Encephalomyelitis — Mark Vink and Alexandra Vink-Niese

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www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/15/2/805

Distinct functional connectivity patterns in myalgic encephalomyelitis and long COVID patients during cognitive fatigue: a 7 Tesla task-fMRI study — Inderyas et al.

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ME/CFS and Long COVID Demonstrate Similar Bioenergetic Impairment and Recovery Failure on Two-Day Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing — Todd Davenport et al.

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Shared autonomic phenotype of long COVID and myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome — Peter Novak et al.

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