Science for ME: News in Brief
29 Dec 2025 - 4 Jan 2026
This week's research articles, media items, advocacy and other news relating to #MECFS and #LongCovid
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Low Vasopressin In Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome— Helena M. Huhmar et al.
"Our results reveal a high prevalence of low P-VP, low urine osmolality and high plasma osmolality after overnight water restriction." "The high incidence of low VP in our patient cohort suggests that chronic down-regulation of VP secretion may be an elementary part of pathophysiology of ME/CFS"
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https://www.endocrinepractice.org/article/S1530-891X(25)01349-7/abstract
Sustained illness burden over time among Australians with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome — Breanna Weigel et al.
"Importantly, no significant differences were observed in any measure of symptom presentation, overall perceptions of health status, QoL, functional capacity or fatigue impact over the 12-month study period."
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Characterization of Post-Viral Infection Behaviors Among Patients With Long COVID: Prospective, Observational, Longitudinal Cohort Analyses of Fitbit Data and Patient-Reported Outcomes — Tianmai M Zhang
"Our finding that a lower [moderate-vigorous physical activity] level was associated with more improvements in outcomes in the long-term seems to suggest some benefit from reduced activity."
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