Christy Collins
@sun-in-winter12.bsky.social
✨How I Recovered from Long Covid PEM:✨
Hey everyone, I've waited a while to share this - I wanted to make sure my improvements stuck.
It's been almost a year now, in total - wow!
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longcovidbegone.substack.com/p/my-recover...
Hey everyone, I've waited a while to share this - I wanted to make sure my improvements stuck.
It's been almost a year now, in total - wow!
1/
longcovidbegone.substack.com/p/my-recover...
My Recovery from Long Covid PEM: Introduction
How I targeted the SARS-CoV-2 virus, and got rid of my post-exertional malaise.
longcovidbegone.substack.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:16 AM
✨How I Recovered from Long Covid PEM:✨
Hey everyone, I've waited a while to share this - I wanted to make sure my improvements stuck.
It's been almost a year now, in total - wow!
1/
longcovidbegone.substack.com/p/my-recover...
Hey everyone, I've waited a while to share this - I wanted to make sure my improvements stuck.
It's been almost a year now, in total - wow!
1/
longcovidbegone.substack.com/p/my-recover...
Reposted by Christy Collins
La Jolla researchers screened 56 small molecules and found a new class that binds ETF1, a host protein, to disrupt viral ribosomal frameshifting.
These compounds blocked SARS-CoV-2, HIV, and other viruses without harming cells.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
These compounds blocked SARS-CoV-2, HIV, and other viruses without harming cells.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org
August 29, 2025 at 3:51 PM
La Jolla researchers screened 56 small molecules and found a new class that binds ETF1, a host protein, to disrupt viral ribosomal frameshifting.
These compounds blocked SARS-CoV-2, HIV, and other viruses without harming cells.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
These compounds blocked SARS-CoV-2, HIV, and other viruses without harming cells.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Reposted by Christy Collins
Thx for highlighting @sun-in-winter12.bsky.social
Hey everyone, ICYMI I wanted to highlight this groundbreaking #LongCOVID preprint.
Personally, I've found there may be a lot of truth to this idea:
**High anti-spike antibodies that don’t wane 6 months after infection may be a sign of viral persistence**
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👇
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
Personally, I've found there may be a lot of truth to this idea:
**High anti-spike antibodies that don’t wane 6 months after infection may be a sign of viral persistence**
1/
👇
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
Restrained memory CD8+ T cell responses favors viral persistence and elevated IgG responses in patients with severe Long COVID
During the COVID-19 pandemic it was widely described that certain individuals infected by SARS-CoV-2 experience persistent disease signs and symptoms, Long COVID, which in some cases is very severe wi...
www.medrxiv.org
August 25, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Thx for highlighting @sun-in-winter12.bsky.social
Wow... seems like pretty strong evidence for SARS-CoV-2 persistence in pediatric Long COVID....
Another 🚨🧵 by @ZdenekVrozina on Twitter, this time about pediatric #LongCovid...
Full thread:
threadreaderapp.com/thread/19594...
#Kids #Covid #LongCovid
Full thread:
threadreaderapp.com/thread/19594...
#Kids #Covid #LongCovid
August 25, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Wow... seems like pretty strong evidence for SARS-CoV-2 persistence in pediatric Long COVID....
Hey everyone, ICYMI I wanted to highlight this groundbreaking #LongCOVID preprint.
Personally, I've found there may be a lot of truth to this idea:
**High anti-spike antibodies that don’t wane 6 months after infection may be a sign of viral persistence**
1/
👇
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
Personally, I've found there may be a lot of truth to this idea:
**High anti-spike antibodies that don’t wane 6 months after infection may be a sign of viral persistence**
1/
👇
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
Restrained memory CD8+ T cell responses favors viral persistence and elevated IgG responses in patients with severe Long COVID
During the COVID-19 pandemic it was widely described that certain individuals infected by SARS-CoV-2 experience persistent disease signs and symptoms, Long COVID, which in some cases is very severe wi...
www.medrxiv.org
August 24, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Hey everyone, ICYMI I wanted to highlight this groundbreaking #LongCOVID preprint.
Personally, I've found there may be a lot of truth to this idea:
**High anti-spike antibodies that don’t wane 6 months after infection may be a sign of viral persistence**
1/
👇
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
Personally, I've found there may be a lot of truth to this idea:
**High anti-spike antibodies that don’t wane 6 months after infection may be a sign of viral persistence**
1/
👇
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
Huge finding from the. @polybiorf.bsky.social & UCSF
team! #LongCovid patients have abnormally low levels of Natural Killer cells- the immune cells responsible for clearing virally infected cells.
This finding is consistent with the growing evidence for viral persistence as a cause of LC. 1/
team! #LongCovid patients have abnormally low levels of Natural Killer cells- the immune cells responsible for clearing virally infected cells.
This finding is consistent with the growing evidence for viral persistence as a cause of LC. 1/
December 18, 2024 at 8:02 PM
Huge finding from the. @polybiorf.bsky.social & UCSF
team! #LongCovid patients have abnormally low levels of Natural Killer cells- the immune cells responsible for clearing virally infected cells.
This finding is consistent with the growing evidence for viral persistence as a cause of LC. 1/
team! #LongCovid patients have abnormally low levels of Natural Killer cells- the immune cells responsible for clearing virally infected cells.
This finding is consistent with the growing evidence for viral persistence as a cause of LC. 1/
Reposted by Christy Collins
Study in the US with 172 participants.
Slower viral clearance during COVID-19 increased long COVID risk, especially in women.
Risk rose with more symptoms, like abdominal pain, nausea, and body aches.
Early viral dynamics may explain long COVID.
academic.oup.com/cid/advance-...
Slower viral clearance during COVID-19 increased long COVID risk, especially in women.
Risk rose with more symptoms, like abdominal pain, nausea, and body aches.
Early viral dynamics may explain long COVID.
academic.oup.com/cid/advance-...
Relationship Between Acute Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Viral Clearance and Long Coronavirus 2019 (Long COVID) Symptoms: A Cohort Study
Slower viral RNA clearance rates during acute coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) were associated with an increased risk of long COVID and more long COVID
academic.oup.com
December 18, 2024 at 7:30 PM
Study in the US with 172 participants.
Slower viral clearance during COVID-19 increased long COVID risk, especially in women.
Risk rose with more symptoms, like abdominal pain, nausea, and body aches.
Early viral dynamics may explain long COVID.
academic.oup.com/cid/advance-...
Slower viral clearance during COVID-19 increased long COVID risk, especially in women.
Risk rose with more symptoms, like abdominal pain, nausea, and body aches.
Early viral dynamics may explain long COVID.
academic.oup.com/cid/advance-...
Reposted by Christy Collins
it's fairly easy to acknowledge that polio is a terrible disease now because it hasn't been a real threat for decades. Polio only appears in period films. Meanwhile long covid is similarly destroying futures but the stories are not represented in popular culture and thinking about it scares people.
December 15, 2024 at 12:48 AM
it's fairly easy to acknowledge that polio is a terrible disease now because it hasn't been a real threat for decades. Polio only appears in period films. Meanwhile long covid is similarly destroying futures but the stories are not represented in popular culture and thinking about it scares people.
Reposted by Christy Collins
Reposted by Christy Collins
Cats can get a persistent infection of Coronavirus, FIP, that persists in a reservoir in the gut. It's treated with a 12 week course of the antiviral, Remdesivir, used in the treatment of Covid-19.
December 13, 2024 at 6:41 PM
Cats can get a persistent infection of Coronavirus, FIP, that persists in a reservoir in the gut. It's treated with a 12 week course of the antiviral, Remdesivir, used in the treatment of Covid-19.
Reposted by Christy Collins
Medical mysongyny leaves women in pain for years www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
See also Endometriosis: 190 million unheard voices
www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
See also Endometriosis: 190 million unheard voices
www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
Medical misogyny leaves women in pain for years, say MPs
Women experiencing conditions such as heavy periods and endometriosis are being dismissed when they ask for help, a report warns.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 11, 2024 at 10:37 AM
Medical mysongyny leaves women in pain for years www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
See also Endometriosis: 190 million unheard voices
www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
See also Endometriosis: 190 million unheard voices
www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
Reposted by Christy Collins
Science’s 2024 Breakthrough of the Year is lenacapavir, an injectable drug that demonstrated remarkable success at preventing HIV infection with one shot every 6 months.
Learn more about this year's #BOTY and other big advances in science: scim.ag/3BrCtUn
Learn more about this year's #BOTY and other big advances in science: scim.ag/3BrCtUn
December 12, 2024 at 7:02 PM
Science’s 2024 Breakthrough of the Year is lenacapavir, an injectable drug that demonstrated remarkable success at preventing HIV infection with one shot every 6 months.
Learn more about this year's #BOTY and other big advances in science: scim.ag/3BrCtUn
Learn more about this year's #BOTY and other big advances in science: scim.ag/3BrCtUn
Reposted by Christy Collins
The Sick Times: 'With no approved treatments and little support, people with Long COVID turn to online drug markets'
'The slow progress on clinical trials for Long COVID has been a source of frustration for both researchers and patients.'
By Hannah Buttle
thesicktimes.org/2024/12/12/w...
'The slow progress on clinical trials for Long COVID has been a source of frustration for both researchers and patients.'
By Hannah Buttle
thesicktimes.org/2024/12/12/w...
With no approved treatments and little support, people with Long COVID turn to online drug markets - The Sick Times
With no approved treatments, lack of support, and stigma against the disease, many people with Long COVID are using overseas pharmacies to source medications. Some of these treatments are widely used ...
thesicktimes.org
December 12, 2024 at 7:55 PM
The Sick Times: 'With no approved treatments and little support, people with Long COVID turn to online drug markets'
'The slow progress on clinical trials for Long COVID has been a source of frustration for both researchers and patients.'
By Hannah Buttle
thesicktimes.org/2024/12/12/w...
'The slow progress on clinical trials for Long COVID has been a source of frustration for both researchers and patients.'
By Hannah Buttle
thesicktimes.org/2024/12/12/w...
Reposted by Christy Collins
I would add that rejecting "viewpoint diversity" is the entire point of the academy. We evaluate the value of ideas, and drop charlatans claiming global warming isn't real, discrimination doesn't exist, or vaccines cause autism.
They've lost in the "marketplace of ideas" so are rigging the game.
They've lost in the "marketplace of ideas" so are rigging the game.
The very same people who lambasted DEI efforts as a subversion of the meritocracy are happily taking money and jobs in the name of “viewpoint diversity”
This is a deeply researched article showing the web of conservative foundations and think tanks supporting efforts like UNC’s “civic life” school. Basically, if you study U.S. history through a conservative lens, there’s money out there for you.
www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
December 11, 2024 at 1:39 PM
I would add that rejecting "viewpoint diversity" is the entire point of the academy. We evaluate the value of ideas, and drop charlatans claiming global warming isn't real, discrimination doesn't exist, or vaccines cause autism.
They've lost in the "marketplace of ideas" so are rigging the game.
They've lost in the "marketplace of ideas" so are rigging the game.
Has anyone had luck with Endocalyx Pro or Arterosil for #longcovid? (Or another blood vessel supplement?)
December 10, 2024 at 6:59 PM
Has anyone had luck with Endocalyx Pro or Arterosil for #longcovid? (Or another blood vessel supplement?)
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New ME Research UK-funded study:
HERV activation segregates ME/CFS from #fibromyalgia while defining a novel nosologic entity
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
#MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #ChronicFatigueSyndrome #MEcfs #CFS #PwME @meresearchuk.bsky.social
HERV activation segregates ME/CFS from #fibromyalgia while defining a novel nosologic entity
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
#MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #ChronicFatigueSyndrome #MEcfs #CFS #PwME @meresearchuk.bsky.social
December 10, 2024 at 4:54 PM
New ME Research UK-funded study:
HERV activation segregates ME/CFS from #fibromyalgia while defining a novel nosologic entity
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
#MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #ChronicFatigueSyndrome #MEcfs #CFS #PwME @meresearchuk.bsky.social
HERV activation segregates ME/CFS from #fibromyalgia while defining a novel nosologic entity
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
#MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #ChronicFatigueSyndrome #MEcfs #CFS #PwME @meresearchuk.bsky.social
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I feel like we need a sexy biopic of Louis Pasteur starring Timothee Chalamet for people to realize maybe he was on to something.
December 1, 2024 at 3:46 PM
I feel like we need a sexy biopic of Louis Pasteur starring Timothee Chalamet for people to realize maybe he was on to something.
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It is exhausting having to research and figure out everything from black plastics to best ventilation practices to COVID vaccine schedules, I know this is a wild idea but have we thought about creating publicly funded government bodies that could manage and regulate this stuff on our behalf
December 1, 2024 at 3:41 PM
It is exhausting having to research and figure out everything from black plastics to best ventilation practices to COVID vaccine schedules, I know this is a wild idea but have we thought about creating publicly funded government bodies that could manage and regulate this stuff on our behalf
Reposted by Christy Collins
Potentially exciting news: longcovidtheanswers.com/monoclnal-an...
BREAKING NEWS: Professor Klimas Has FDA Approval for MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY RESEARCH!
FDA Approval for Monoclonal Antibody Treatment BREAKING NEWS! PROFESSOR KLIMAS HAS FDA APPROVAL FOR MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY RESEARCH! Watch/listen to this week’s podcast interview where Professor Nancy Kl...
longcovidtheanswers.com
December 8, 2024 at 7:48 PM
Potentially exciting news: longcovidtheanswers.com/monoclnal-an...
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AstraZeneca Evusheld 2.0(sipavibart) to be tested in Long COVID.
FDA approval in next 30 days -> IRB.
Study to start in January 2025.
FDA approval in next 30 days -> IRB.
Study to start in January 2025.
12/7/24, 'Are Monoclonal Antibodies a Possible Treatment for Long COVID? ft Prof Nancy Kilmas'
"..an unusual study because it's funded by the State of Florida..they partnered w/the Schmidt Family Initiative for Long COVID, which is an amazing foundation"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nihz...
"..an unusual study because it's funded by the State of Florida..they partnered w/the Schmidt Family Initiative for Long COVID, which is an amazing foundation"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nihz...
Are Monoclonal Antibodies a Possible Treatment for Long COVID? (E23) ft Prof Nancy Kilmas
YouTube video by Long Covid The Answers
www.youtube.com
December 8, 2024 at 4:45 PM
AstraZeneca Evusheld 2.0(sipavibart) to be tested in Long COVID.
FDA approval in next 30 days -> IRB.
Study to start in January 2025.
FDA approval in next 30 days -> IRB.
Study to start in January 2025.
Reposted by Christy Collins
#LawTwitter What duty does or should a private company owe patients when effective treatment by the company was developed with federal dollars? www.nih.gov/news-events/... h/t @sun-in-winter12.bsky.social for raising this question
December 8, 2024 at 6:41 PM
#LawTwitter What duty does or should a private company owe patients when effective treatment by the company was developed with federal dollars? www.nih.gov/news-events/... h/t @sun-in-winter12.bsky.social for raising this question
Reposted by Christy Collins
Salon: 'Why conditions like chronic fatigue syndrome and long COVID are still so mysterious'
'A disease that's prevalent in women highlights the female sex bias in medicine'
www.salon.com/2024/12/08/w...
'A disease that's prevalent in women highlights the female sex bias in medicine'
www.salon.com/2024/12/08/w...
Why conditions like chronic fatigue syndrome and long COVID are still mysterious
A disease that's prevalent in women highlights the female sex bias in medicine
www.salon.com
December 8, 2024 at 4:36 PM
Salon: 'Why conditions like chronic fatigue syndrome and long COVID are still so mysterious'
'A disease that's prevalent in women highlights the female sex bias in medicine'
www.salon.com/2024/12/08/w...
'A disease that's prevalent in women highlights the female sex bias in medicine'
www.salon.com/2024/12/08/w...