LymeSci Blog
Lonnie Marcum
is a Physical Therapist, with a dual degree in health administration and physical therapy. She has a passion for helping people heal from illness and injury by treating the whole body. She became active in the Lyme community after her daughter was diagnosed with tick-borne diseases in 2013. She now devotes much time to learning about Lyme and related conditions, and sharing that knowledge via social media. In addition, she has served as a member of the HHS Tick-Borne Disease Working Group: Tick Biology, Ecology, Control Subcommittee. Her blog, LymeSci, seeks to help patients understand the science of tick-borne diseases and new developments in research.
Tell Congress you want Lyme research funding restored
More than 1100 Lyme advocates have asked Congress to bring back a Lyme disease research program that has been eliminated for Fiscal Year 2025. “Engagement…
Tick-borne alpha-gal syndrome is a growing threat to farmers and ranchers
By Meg Muckenhoupt Alpha-gal syndrome (AGS) is getting famous for causing devastating food allergies, but if you’re a farmer or rancher, AGS can disrupt your…
Eyes wide open: Tackling Lyme-induced spatial visual dysfunction
Rachel Leland, who often posts on social media about her Lyme-related experiences, recently visited the Padula Institute of Vision Rehabilitation. She posted the following account…
Ask Congress to restore the Tick-Borne Disease Research Program
Sometimes, government abbreviations can make your eyes glaze over. But here are a few letters every Lyme patient should know: CDMRP stands for Congressionally Directed…
PODCAST: Understanding the unique burdens of Lyme on women
By Fred Diamond On this week’s episode of the Love, Hope, Lyme podcast, I speak with Dr. Jaquel Patterson, a nationally recognized naturopathic physician and…
PODCAST: Renewing your microbiome to heal from chronic illness
The gut microbiome refers to the vast community of microorganisms—including bacteria, fungi, viruses, and other microbes—that reside in your digestive tract. It plays a vital…
Letting Go of Lyme and Other Illnesses This Sacred Season
By Rabbi Melinda Bernstein The sacred stories of Passover and Easter return each spring, reminding us that deliverance is not only possible—it is cyclical. That the…
A mother’s story: When “just anxiety” was really Lyme disease
By Whitney Goetsch I was a young mother living my dream life when everything changed. At a wedding, I absentmindedly pulled a tick off the…
A Hive of Hope: Beekeeping in Support of Lyme Patients
Kalisha Yankey faced enormous challenges while completing her undergraduate studies and starting a master’s program. For over a decade, she had struggled with undiagnosed Lyme…
Hinchey and Horowitz present Healing Lyme 2.0–online, zero cost
The Healing Lyme Summit 2.0, scheduled for April 15 – 21, offers a unique opportunity to learn more about Lyme and explore new ways to…
Targeting the “motor” that helps Lyme spread through the body
By Stephen D’Angelo, Cornell Research & Innovation Researchers have identified a new way to fight infections like Lyme disease and syphilis by disrupting the bacteria’s…
Studies show that Ixodes ticks can also cause alpha-gal syndrome
By Meg Muckenhoupt For years, many researchers have assumed that alpha-gal syndrome (AGS) in the US was caused by only one species of tick: the…