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Aug. 11, 2021 —A recent study shows the association between bank vole abundance variations and the incidence of Lyme Borreliosis and Puumala hantavirus infections. The study showed that the abundance variations of ...
Nov. 11, 2020 —Researchers have discovered a protein that helps protect hosts from infection with the tick-borne spirochete that causes Lyme Disease, a finding that may help diagnose and treat this ...
Mar. 30, 2023 —As tick season kicks in across the country, scientists have completed research that offers a promising lead in the fight against Lyme ...
July 28, 2023 —A medical therapy that inhibits the growth of cancer cells may one day be effective at treating Lyme disease, according to new research ...
Aug. 11, 2021 —A new study reports that patients hospitalized with Lyme disease had a 28 percent higher rate of mental disorders and were twice as likely to attempt suicide. Physicians and patients should be aware ...
Sep. 28, 2022 —Hitherto, scientists have not fully understood why ticks are such dangerous disease vectors. A research team now shows that tick saliva inhibits the skin's defense function, thereby increasing ...
Nov. 17, 2022 —Tick-borne pathogens, known for causing illnesses such as Lyme disease, are on the rise in Central Canada -- presenting new risks in areas where they were never previously detected. The findings ...
Dec. 10, 2020 —One reason ticks spread Lyme disease so well goes back to a unique evolutionary event. Researchers discovered that an antibacterial enzyme in ticks, Dae2, protects them from bacteria found on human ...
Nov. 22, 2021 —Researchers have developed a novel vaccine that in guinea pigs offers protection against infection by the bacterium that causes Lyme disease and may also combat other tick-borne diseases, they ...
Mar. 16, 2021 —The findings of a recent analysis suggest that ecosystems suitable for harboring ticks that carry debilitating Lyme disease could be more widespread than previously thought in California, Oregon and ...