Lyme Blog Posts
LYME SCI: Seeking better treatments for persistent Lyme disease
A new study in mice sheds more light on the question of Lyme disease symptoms that persist after a “standard” course of antibiotic treatment. These…
When Lyme disease and Ehlers-Danlos syndrome overlap
by Ella Steinbeck I have been absent. Not just absent from my regular activities or a couple of dinner parties but I have been absent…
Neuro-Lyme is like hitting my head against a fog wall
by Julie Starling It was a warm fall evening in Santa Cruz as my husband and I walked the dogs along the beach. Instead of…
Connecticut launches statewide tick surveillance program
The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station (CAES) is initiating a new state-wide active tick surveillance program. It will provide critical information on the distribution and abundance…
Breitschwerdt explains what’s known and unknown about Bartonella
Bartonella, also called “cat scratch disease,” is often a co-infection of Lyme disease. It can be transmitted by fleas, ticks and cat scratches. The following podcast is…
Investigating connections between Lyme disease and dementia
By Thomas Grier Recently, the National Institute on Aging, as part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), approved the acceptance of research to study…
LYME SCI: Nerve damage shown in patients with chronic Lyme symptoms
Many Lyme disease patients report severe chronic pain, numbness and tingling, even after they have supposedly “completed” treatment for Lyme disease. But up until recently,…
What to do when Lyme disease triggers “complex PTSD”
by Shona Curley Recently I spoke with my medical intuitive, Adrienne, on the phone. Yes, I know—how California! But this lovely woman has helped me…
Bartonella and sudden-onset adolescent schizophrenia
By Tracy Peake, North Carolina State University In a new case study, researchers at North Carolina State University describe an adolescent human patient diagnosed with…
LYMEPOLICYWONK: Patients want NIH to prioritize chronic Lyme research
This week, LymeDisease.org submitted comments on the proposed National Institutes of Health’s Tickborne Diseases Strategic Plan (NIH Research Plan). We reached out to the Lyme…
Dr. Charles Ray Jones turns 90; still helping kids with Lyme disease
Dr. Charles Ray Jones is the world’s leading pediatric Lyme specialist. He has treated well over 15,000 children from around the globe, over a period…
TOUCHED BY LYME: Equal sequencing for West Coast ticks?
Ixodes scapularis is the kind of tick that carries Lyme disease (and other nasties) throughout much of the United States. However, its cousin, Ixodes pacificus,…