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By Suhtling Wong-Vienneau, University of Central Florida Mollie Jewett, associate professor and head of the Immunity and Pathogenesis Division at the College of Medicine and Brian Kim an assistant professor in the College of Engineering and Computer Science, will split a $325,000... 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 »

Discoveries by Japanese scientists may lead to the development of a safe and effective nasal spray to prevent dementia. Using mouse models, researchers from Osaka City University have found that nasal administration of two drugs—rifampicin and resveratrol—can improve cognitive... Read More »

Bonnie Crater, of the Center for Lyme Action, has sent out the following alert to Lyme advocates: We need your help. Please take a few minutes to ask your U.S. Representative to co-sponsor HR 5585, the ARPA-H Act. Here’s why it’s important. ARPA-H (Advanced Research... Read More »

LymeDisease.org represents you—the Lyme patient. For more than 30 years, we’ve worked to empower those with Lyme disease and to bring about a medical system that will help patients reclaim their lives. True power comes from having informed patients involved at all levels of... 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 »

From the ILADS Facebook page: The International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society (ILADS) is running a powerful public awareness campaign to highlight the importance of doctor-patient relationships in the treatment of Lyme and other chronic diseases. The campaign debuted this... 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 »