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Whether or not you personally participate in the MyLymeData project, you should be very interested in its results. With more than 10,000 participants, MyLymeData is now the largest study of chronic Lyme disease patients in history. It has gathered information about people with... Read More »

The story of Lyme disease in the modern world is maddeningly complex. To even begin to properly tell it, you need to give context about ticks, the infections they can carry, and how those diseases affect humans and animals. You should discuss the inadequacies of “standard” lab... Read More »

Recently there has been a significant increase in technological advancements in Lyme research, and we have a lot of women to thank for that. In honor of Women’s History Month, LymeDisease.org salutes some of the women in STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) who... Read More »

We’re hearing from increasing numbers of Lyme patients who have suddenly developed serious allergic reactions to foods they used to be able to eat with no problem whatsoever. Many have learned that this can be a sign of Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS). Sometimes, the... Read More »

Press release from the University of Texas at Dallas, March 1, 2018 Dr. Sarah Maxwell took her two daughters to doctor after doctor to find out what was causing their extreme fatigue, joint pain, memory problems and flu-like symptoms. For two years, their illnesses remained a... Read More »

by NPR.org, February 27, 2018 by Courtney Columbus How did a tick that’s native to East Asia make it to rural New Jersey? That’s the question puzzling researchers. The backstory involves a panicky sheep owner, tick-covered humans and a pair of pants stuck in the... Read More »

Working at a job while you have a chronic illness, such as Lyme disease, can be challenging. One way to approach these challenges is to think about Lyme disease from a disability perspective. People with disabilities are a unique minority, a group that any of us can join at any... Read More »

In October 2017, NBC New York aired a 5-part series called “The Lyme Wars,” interviewing patients, doctors, and research scientists. This week, the station aired an update, focusing on the recent convening of the federal Tick-Borne Disease Working Group, and the hope... Read More »

Sini Anderson is a filmmaker and artist who directed The Punk Singer, a 2013 documentary about musician Kathleen Hanna and her experience with late-stage Lyme disease. In the middle of making that movie, Anderson herself developed weirdly debilitating symptoms, and surprisingly,... Read More »