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By Leslie Tate, Tulane University Even after antibiotic treatment, some Lyme disease patients suffer from an array of symptoms including neurological issues that greatly diminish their quality of life. Brain scans of these patients show persistent neuroinflammation, but the cause... Read More »

From “Frontiers in Public Health,” January 21, 2022 By Dr. Sam T. Donta We know the cause of Lyme disease. We know that the bacteria can be found in the initial rash, and occasionally in the blood in the subsequent 2–3 months, but after then, its subsequent location... Read More »

By Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) One of VCU’s most successful and revenue-generating inventors is on track to develop a vaccine against Lyme disease in humans as well as a new diagnostic test. The human vaccine work builds on a USDA-approved Lyme disease vaccine... Read More »

Multiple sclerosis (MS), a progressive disease that affects 2.8 million people worldwide and for which there is no definitive cure, is likely caused by infection with the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), according to a study led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health researchers.... Read More »

A new brain imaging study based on over 30 years of clinical psychiatric practice shows that mental health should be viewed as brain health. The study analyzed nearly 200,000 brain SPECT scans from tens of thousands of patients at Amen Clinics. SPECT (single photon emission... Read More »

For the first time, Nebraska state health officials have acknowledged “definitive evidence” of Lyme disease acquired locally in their state. Two people bitten by ticks in Thurston County were subsequently diagnosed with Lyme disease. In response, health officials... Read More »

In a recent study, US and Danish researchers report that patients who received a hospital diagnosis of Lyme disease—inpatient, outpatient, or at the ER—had a 28 percent higher rate of mental disorders and were twice as likely to have attempted suicide post-infection, compared to... Read More »

Dr. Raphael Stricker, a San Francisco internist and hematologist, is an internationally recognized leader in tick-borne disease diagnosis and treatment. He is also a board member of LymeDisease.org. Dr. Stricker recently delivered a recorded overview of tick-borne diseases to the... Read More »

Savannah Morning News November 11, 2021 By Christopher Berinato Sandflies are pesky little biters and mosquitoes can make the outdoors absolutely miserable, but no blood-sucking parasite in the South is as troublesome or tenacious as a tick. …Most people would rather avoid... Read More »