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@debby@hear-me.social
2026-10-03 16:02 UTC
Let’s hope this proposed ‘unifying theory’ of chronic fatigue leads to new avenues for diagnosis and treatment. 🙏
TL;DR:
Researchers at the University of East Anglia and Oxford BioDynamics, found that long Covid, ME/CFS, PTSD, rheumatoid arthritis, and multiple sclerosis may affect overlapping biological networks involved in immune function, metabolism, cellular energy, and stress responses. The study used existing genetic data and 3D genome analysis rather than collecting new patient samples.
This shared “unifying theory” could lead to common diagnostic blood tests and therapies that target the underlying fatigue pathways across all these conditions.
The findings could eventually support better blood tests and treatments, but the proposed biological connections—including the potential role of genes such as LAG3, still need to be validated through further research.
This is just the very beginning, but it is the beginning.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/09/260929053543.htm
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@debby@hear-me.social
I'd have more faith if they'd also tested folks w/ non-fatiguing illnesses
Plus this, from Chris Ponting:
"Unfortunately, the 2026 study’s claims are impossible to evaluate because the computational methods they used are proprietary, locked within black boxes they term EpiSwitch® Analytical and Data Portals, Knowledgebase and Orion v1 anchor detection. Researchers are thus disallowed from reproducing this study independently."
More here:
https://www.sciencemediacentre.org/expert-reaction-to-study-investigating-shared-biological-mechanisms-between-me-cfs-long-covid-ptsd-rheumatoid-arthritis-and-multiple-sclerosis/
#MEcfs #LongCovid
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@debby@hear-me.social all they need now is to add in gluten & lactose intolerance & allergies & they’ll have a model for the perfect life 😬
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