"Risk differences reveal higher frequencies of neuropsychiatric conditions in the COVID-19 positive cohort" nature.com/articles/s4146… "Children face increased risks for anxiety, OCD, ADHD, autism, and other conditions..."

Regrettably, ‘medical gaslighting’ is experienced by many people with ME/CFS. An article published in Medscape looked at the reasons behind medical gaslighting, and provided tips to help health professionals avoid it. Read more here: bit.ly/44Ze974

Independent: “Gut bacteria could help diagnose long Covid and chronic fatigue syndrome, researchers find” ‘It is estimated that 404,000 people in the UK have chronic fatigue syndrome or ME, according to Action for ME’ independent.co.uk/news/health/gu…

Researchers have discovered that gut bacteria produce a molecule that not only induces but also causes atherosclerosis, the accumulation of fat and cholesterol in the arteries that can lead to heart attacks and strokes. This unexpected link between microbes and cardiovascular

Got insomnia? Got anxiety? The relationship between cobalamin (vitamin B12) and folate below the cutoff values on anxiety and insomnia symptoms: “B12 and folate levels below cutoff values were associated with more severe insomnia and anxiety symptoms.” sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

A new study reveals #MCAS patients are up to 23x more likely to experience neurologic + psychiatric symptoms, like fatigue, brain fog, migraines, anxiety, & PTSD, compared to healthy controls. Most common symptoms in MCAS: • Fatigue (87%) • Cognitive dysfunction (88%) •

shelley-lee waller Susannah H I would consult an MD that treats tick-borne/vector-borne illness to get a second option. In some cases Bartonella infections have even been shown to drive EDS symptoms: pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC59…

The Conversation: “Long-COVID, viruses and ‘zombie’ cells: new research looks for links to chronic fatigue and brain fog” “Our aim is simple: find these ageing endothelial cells in real patients” theconversation.com/long-covid-vir…

If there’s any correlation between chronic illness and mental illness, it’s because of how people with chronic illness are treated. Extreme suffering, no testing, no treatments, no research funding, no family support, no friend support, no listening from doctors, no social

Amy Proal, PhD Susannah H Thanks 🙏 for your reply + relevant paper. Being in Australia, we have great difficulty having medical practitioners accept the possibility our ticks carry & transmit these to humans, while research lags. But, he had a tick attached w red circular reaction 2yr b4 developing ME.

A new meta-analysis suggests that probiotics, prebiotics, or both significantly reduced depression scores among patients. These gut-targeted interventions may improve brain health via the gut-brain axis, where a balanced microbiome influences mood-regulating neurotransmitters.

The Lancet Rheumatology: Expanding the rheumatology lens: should we embrace POTS and post-infectious syndromes? Brittany Adler, Johns Hopkins Like many..who care for..infection-associated chronic illness, I stumbled into this work seemingly by accident thelancet.com/journals/lanrh…

'Study confirms post-pandemic rise in disorders of gut-brain interaction' 'A new international study confirmed a significant post-pandemic rise in disorders of gut-brain interaction, including irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and functional dyspepsia..' news-medical.net/news/20250730/….

TW recovery story #LongCovid Fatigue was improving slowly &no PEM since Dec (doxy for Bartonella) but just this month, finally clicked the last piece into place - cortisol. Now back to 100% Thought I’d share for anyone interested, and how it impacted my hormones (DUTCH test)

A team of European researchers has uncovered striking evidence that SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19, may possess bacteriophage-like behavior. This means that it could replicate inside bacteria in the human gut. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40444030/

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New Nature study shows SARS2 significantly elevates the risk of neuropsychiatric conditions including anxiety, mood disorders, cognitive impairment and psychotic disorders for up to 6 months. “Alarmingly, even individuals with mild or asymptomatic infections face elevated risk.”

Scientists link surge in painful gut disorder with this common virus dailymail.co.uk/health/article…