While there are no vaccines to treat Lyme disease, the researchers believe their discovery could be a game-changer, helping ...

Lyme disease first came to public attention in the 1970s as a result of an epidemic of oligoarthritis in children and adults living in the vicinity of the town of Lyme, Connecticut, USA. The ...

Scientists at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), along with researchers at the Mayo Clinic, have identified a new species of bacteria that causes Lyme disease. Borrelia mayonii ...

Lyme bacteria can survive a 28-day course of antibiotic treatment four months following infection by tick bite, according to a new study using a primate model for the disease. Despite testing negative ...

Many people associate Lyme disease with a classic rash that resembles a bull’s-eye. Less common symptoms include aches and pains as well as neurological symptoms, such as changes in vision and hearing ...

Now that spring seems to be arriving (more slowly in some places than in others) in the Northern Hemisphere, more people are venturing out into nature. But when we wander around in wooded areas or ...

With a $661,216 grant from the Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation, Brandon Jutras, an assistant professor of biochemistry in the Virginia Tech College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, will study ...

With a $661,216 grant from the Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation, Brandon Jutras, an assistant professor of biochemistry in the Virginia Tech College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, will study ...

Scientists have discovered a new species of bacteria that can cause Lyme disease. This one, named Borrelia mayonii, is closely related to the Borrelia burgdorferi bacteria already known to cause Lyme ...