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An improved test for Lyme disease could provide accurate results within 20 minutes, researchers report.
The test -- which resembles an AI-guided form of the at-home COVID-19 test -- would be a vast improvement over the current two-part lab test that takes up to two weeks for results, researchers said.
“A lot of folks find out they have Lyme disease well after the point at whic...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- August 28, 2024
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All 23 known species of the bacteria that cause Lyme disease have now been genetically mapped, providing an aid to better diagnosis and research.
"This comprehensive, high-quality sequencing investigation of Lyme disease and related bacteria provides the foundation to propel the field forward,” said study co-author
People worry about contracting Lyme disease from ticks, but they should be concerned for their furry friends as well, veterinarians say.
Dogs throughout the United States are increasingly vulnerable to the tick-borne illness, say experts from the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine at Virginia Tech.
Lyme disease was traditionally thought to be limited mostly to the nort...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- April 29, 2024
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Warming temperatures may be bringing a new risk for shelter dogs: the spread of tick- and mosquito-borne disease in a broader geographic area, according to a new study.
Bites from these pests can cause serious illness in dogs, including heartworm and Lyme disease.
The study, on shelter dogs in the eastern United States, shows that they may experience the brunt of warmer weather, but...
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
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- August 25, 2023
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Top model Bella Hadid is talking about being "finally healthy" and feeling well after more than a decade of health issues, including Lyme disease.
Hadid shared her struggle on Instagram after what she described as "almost 15 years of invisib...
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
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- August 8, 2023
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Ticks can be a problem for people who love to spend the summer outdoors, especially in certain regions of the United States.
Ticks are responsible for the well-known Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses, said Dr. David Ingram, an infectious diseases physician and researcher at Penn State Health...
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
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- June 20, 2023
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The best way to prevent Lyme disease is to not get bitten by a tick, or to get it off your body within 24 hours.
That doesn't mean you shouldn't enjoy the great outdoors. Experts from Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston offer some tips for keeping ticks away.
"Lyme's manifestations can be perplexing,"professor of immunology
A tool used to restore forest ecosystems could also be key to the battle against tick-borne disease, researchers say.
Forest managers and land owners use prescribed fire to combat invasive species, improve wildlife habitat and restore ecosystem health.
A recent study suggests it could ...
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
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- October 26, 2022
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They look so cute, grazing quietly in your backyard. But the overpopulation of white-tailed deer across the Northeastern United States could help spread Lyme disease and another tick-borne illness, anaplasmosis, especially in suburban areas, a new study suggests.
The research points out that these d...
- Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter
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- September 20, 2022
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American farmers are at increased risk for tick bites, but new research shows they are doing little to defend themselves against the insects and the illnesses they cause.
Tick-borne diseases include Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain Spotted fever, Powassan virus, anaplasmosis, tularemia, ehrlichiosis, heartland virus and Alpha-...
- By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter
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- June 7, 2022
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Scientists who conducted the first gene editing in ticks say this line of research could lead to new ways to reduce tick-borne diseases in humans.
Ticks can transmit a wide number of diseases to people -- including Lyme disease, babesiosis and Rocky Mountain spotted fever -- but genetic knowledge about ticks is cu...
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- February 16, 2022
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An experimental Lyme disease vaccine shows promise in animal studies and could also help protect against other tick-borne diseases, researchers say.
The vaccine -- which relies on the same mRNA technology used by some COVID-19 vaccines -- protected guinea pigs against infection by Borrelia burgdorferi, the bacterium that causes Lyme disease.
The vaccine doesn't trigger the ...
- Robert Preidt
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- November 23, 2021
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The tell-tale sign of Lyme disease is its bulls-eye rash, but that might be harder to spot in Black people, who are often diagnosed with more advanced disease than white people are, new research suggests.
The first sign of Lyme disease looks different on darker skin, and these differences are not usually reflected in images found in medical textbooks, explained study author Dr. Dan Ly. He...
- Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter
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- October 15, 2021
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Lyme disease can exact a significant mental toll as well as a physical one on its sufferers, a new study confirms.
Patients hospitalized for Lyme disease had a 28% higher incidence of mental disorders and were twice as likely to attempt suicide than people without Lyme, researchers report.
"These findings highlight the need for greater awareness in the medical community that patien...
- Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter
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- August 17, 2021
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