New research links inflammation to long COVID, promising potential treatments
TL;DR
New research suggests that long covid may be linked to chronic inflammation, with activated immune defenses persisting for over six months, leading to potential new treatment avenues targeting inflammation. The study highlights the need for further research and clinical trials to develop effective therapies for long covid, which affects millions worldwide.
- New clues about long covid’s cause could unlock treatments The Washington Post
- Chronic inflammation may cause long COVID — and could be the secret to treatment, new study says The Boston Globe
- Long COVID involves activation of proinflammatory and immune exhaustion pathways Nature
- Break in the case for long COVID investigators Harvard Gazette
- Long-COVID research just got a big funding boost: will it find new treatments? Nature
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