Mice overcame a Lyme disease infection after being given an antibiotic that is often used for pneumonia, and its effect on ...

The unusual molecular makeup of Borrelia burgdorferi, which causes Lyme disease, may hold clues for understanding and treating the tick-borne disease.

Researchers uncover why the body may keep reacting to a hidden threat even long after the bacteria are gone. As many as 20 ...

In a nutshell The antibiotic piperacillin has shown remarkable effectiveness against Lyme disease-causing bacteria, Borrelia ...

RMS refers to the protective mechanism of the Borrelia bacteria, which plays a decisive role in the defense against foreign genetic material (DNA) and can be described as a primitive immune system ...

Understanding that bacterium, Borrelia burgdorferi, requires basic research before creating diagnostics or vaccines, slow progress that is frustrating for people affected by the chronic fatigue ...

The Marin/Sonoma Mosquito and Vector Control District (District) is reminding residents how important it is to protect ...

They found that Borrelia spp.—the bacteria that can cause Lyme disease—was almost 2.5 times more common in ticks in the pheasant-release areas. The research was carried out by the University ...

Piperacillin effectively cured mice of Lyme disease at 100-times less than the effective dose of doxycycline. At such a low ...

Conclusions Our study using multiple detection methods confirms that MD is a true somatic illness associated with Borrelia spirochetes that cause Lyme disease. Further studies are needed to ...

New research has revealed that ticks are more likely to carry the bacteria that can cause Lyme Disease in areas where ...

Now, Northwestern University scientists believe they know what causes the treated infection to mimic chronic illness: the body may be responding to remnants of the Borrelia burgdorferi (the ...