Arkansas researchers find possible cause of long-lasting COVID-19 symptoms

[LiberalArkie]

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A team of UAMS researchers have identified a possible cause for long-lasting symptoms for COVID-19 patients, which are commonly known as long-haulers.

According to the findings, there is an antibody that appears weeks after the initial infection and "attacks and disrupts a key regulator of the immune system."

Researchers and scientists have been trying to understand the cause of COVID-19 patients experiencing symptoms for longer. Around 30% of patients with the virus deal with "lingering fatigue, brain fog and shortness of breath."

“Everything that we’ve found is consistent with this antibody as the instigator of long COVID, so it’s an exciting development that merits further study,” said John Arthur, M.D., Ph.D., professor and chief of the Division of Nephrology at the UAMS College of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine.

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[SergeStorms]

1. Science.

No thanks, I'll wait to see what the experts on Facebook have to say about it.

[jcgoldie]

2. May need to double my horse paste dosage to wipe that one out...

[IronLionZion]

6. They bought up all the toilet paper because they would need it after taking horse paste

[Chellee]

7. Ahh... it all fits now.

[greenjar_01]

3. Autio-immune response...identification is good

Once they can see it, they can stop it.

Bravo UAMS researchers.

[crimycarny]

4. Maybe this will help solve the mystery of chronic fatigue as well

Chronic fatigue often occurs after someone has had a virus, like the flu. Such a debilitating condition for those who suffer from Chronic fatigue! I hope whatever they uncover about long haul COVID might help solve the mystery to chronic fatigue.

[slightlv]

17. I was thinking the same thing about fibromyalgia and lupus sle!

Chronic, debilitating fatigue is such a huge factor in both of those diseases. My daughter is a long-hauler. Recently moved up here from ARK. She's got my same fibro/lupus symptoms. I'm going to be keeping my eye on this study.

[LiberalLoner]

22. Plus MS! This is exciting!

[ancianita]

5. Will this amazing news go big in media? Doubtful. Still. Yay, science!

You know when a cure is found for some malady it gets high mention in the press, then buried. Because only richies intend to afford it.

[SergeStorms]

11. If it upsets their major advertisers....

like pharmaceutical companies, we'll never get wind of it. Unless they come up with some extremely expensive medicine to "cure" that specific malady, that is. Then we'll see do many commercials about it you'll want to throw a brick through your TV.

[ancianita]

14. Absolutely.

Ads to the pretty bourgeoisie. I don't know when those began, maybe ten years ago? But they made me instantly sick.

[SergeStorms]

19. Listening to....

the list of "possible side effects" from the miracle cure is enough to make you sick.

[ancianita]

20. Turn over the FCC to another Republican administration, and they'll deregulate that.

Years ago I asked one of my students, a Nigerian, to tell his fellow seniors what a year of high school cost in Nigeria; when he said $14,000, they gasped. That was fifteen years ago.

I bring this up because Venezuela, Nigeria, everywhere corporations run government kills off everything human -- institutions, constitutions, food, you name it. When government runs corporations, there is peace, prosperity and stability.

The point is that the liberal wing of Democrats have been fending off getting to the point where, once corporations have control over health and human services, they say, "pay up or die." That was Alan Grayson's (FL Democrat) big reveal about the Republican health care plan years ago. It's what Bernie's out on the stump reminding red state voters of right now.

Which is why Biden's foot in the door of negotiating Big Pharma pricing will open up other cost savings areas that have come with both Medicare and the ACA but aren't available to the rest of the population. We gotta keep our eye on where Biden's looking.

[BComplex]

23. Alan Grayson kicked some serious ass when he had the chance.

I haven't heard the name in a long time.

[democrattotheend]

8. Does this mean long COVID is a form of Antibody Dependent Enhancement?

I have several family members who don't want to get the vaccine due to fear of ADE. But I've been wondering if the virus itself can also cause ADE. I admittedly have very primitive knowledge of this - amazingly, the family members who are opposed to the current vaccines have way more knowledge and understanding of science than I do, which is why it is hard to argue with them about it.

[scipan]

21. I don't think so.

ADE supercharges the virus to infect. This attacks an enzyme that is part of the immune system. This is more like an autoimmune reaction.

[SheltieLover]

9. Excellent! 👏👏👏👏

Ty for posting!

[Tadpole Raisin]

10. Nice!!!

While the anti vax whiners complain about freedom but do nothing, we have real scientists who care about their fellow man doing research to find treatments or cures for this horrible long COVID.

That’s what it is all about - working together for the common good.

Thanks for sharing this hopeful news!!

[rurallib]

12. That is such hopeful news. My main worry right now is an 11 YO grandson

who can't be vaxxed for 9 months. I worry about all the effects of Covid, but the thought of him having his life ruined from age 11 because of long haul really scares me.

[ouija]

13. Yea science

[cayugafalls]

15. I propose that all anti vaxxers use elephant hemorrhoid cream

A little dab will do….

[bucolic_frolic]

16. Remove the covid reference and it's almost an exact match for theories

of chronic fatigue syndrome, a 1990s illness of suspected viral origin where immunity was upticked and never settled down. As if the body did little repair work.

[SweetieD]

18. I wonder if other viral illnesses do the same thing. I had a period about 4 years ago where I had

What seemed like suddden fatigue that lasted for months. Blood tests ruled out any serious disease and I wasn't depressed. It went away but took about a year or so.