Long COVID
Evidence-based explainers on Long COVID: microclots, spike persistence, immune changes, what testing can show and practical steps patients can take now.
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Microclots and Long COVID: A Plain-Language Guide to Amyloid Clots
Microclots and Long COVID explained simply: what amyloid fibrin microclots are, how spike protein may be involved, what's proven and what's still open.
Living With Long COVID: A Practical Survival Guide for Right Now
A practical guide to living with Long COVID: what's known, what isn't, how to pace and track symptoms, red flags, and how to get more from appointments.
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What Are Microclots? A Plain-Language Guide to Amyloid Microclots
What microclots are, how fibrin folds into amyloid microclots that resist breakdown, the symptoms researchers link to them, and how they're tested.
SARS-CoV-2 Cell-to-Cell Spread: Nanotubes, Syncytia and Vesicles
How might SARS-CoV-2 spread from cell to cell without leaving? A simple guide to the nanotubes, fused cells and vesicles seen in a 2022 microscopy study.
D-Dimer vs Microclot Test: Why a Normal D-Dimer Can Miss Microclots
D-dimer vs microclot test compared: what each measures, why D-dimer can read normal in Long COVID, and how Thioflavin T microscopy finds fibrin amyloid.
DNase and NET Clearance in Long COVID: Why Microclots May Persist
COVID-19 can lower DNase, the enzymes that clear NETs. What the DNase research means for lingering microclots in Long COVID, and what's still unproven.
Neutrophil Extracellular Traps in Long COVID: The Microclot-NET Study
A 2025 study found neutrophil extracellular traps tangled into microclots in Long COVID. What the paper measured, what it found, and what it can't prove.
Amyloid Microclots: What the Research Shows So Far
What studies show about amyloid microclots in Long COVID: how fibrin forms them, why they resist breakdown, the key findings and the open questions.