by Jennifer Crystal Just this week, I heard from yet another friend who had found an engorged tick on her child. With tick populations soaring, it’s not surprising that so many people are being bitten …More
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RACING FOR A CURE – MEET TEAM GLA’s 2018 NYC MA...
Global Lyme Alliance is thrilled to be the first Lyme organization named an official charity partner of the TCS New York City Marathon, starting with the 2018 race. The TCS New York City Marathon provides …More
To Sleep, Perchance to Dream
by Jennifer Crystal GLA writer and Lyme Warrior, Jennifer Crystal writes about her experience with “crazy dreams” as a result of neurological Lyme disease Last night I had a dream that a college friend and …More
Meet the Researcher: Kim Lewis, Ph.D.
MEET THE RESEARCHER IS A BLOG SERIES TO INTRODUCE GLA-FUNDED LYME DISEASE RESEARCHERS MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN THE FIGHT AGAINST LYME DISEASE. #MEETTHERESEARCHER NAME: Kim Lewis, Ph.D. TITLE: University Distinguished Professor; Director, Antimicrobial Discovery Center; Department …More
Enjoying the Summer While Living with Lyme
by Jennifer Crystal When I first moved to Boston, I took a Duck Boat tour of the city. As the amphibious vehicle cruised the Charles River, the driver pointed out Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital. I looked …More
Forest ecology shapes Lyme disease risk in the ...
Predators, acorns, & fragmentation regulate numbers of infected ticks Public Release from the CARY INSTITUTE OF ECOSYSTEM STUDIES (Millbrook, NY) In the eastern US, risk of contracting Lyme disease is higher in fragmented forests with …More
Dealing with Lyme-related Fear
by Jennifer Crystal Last week I wrote about the well-founded fear of ticks which alarms us every summer, but especially now that infected tick populations are on the rise. Getting a tick bite that could …More
Tick Discovery Highlights How Few Answers We Ha...
By Melinda Wenner Moyer on June 26, 2018 for Scientific American As Lyme and other tick-borne diseases worsen in the U.S., new efforts seek to fill in the gaps Last August Tadhgh Rainey, division manager at the Hunterdon …More
Managing Fear of Ticks During the Summer
by Jennifer Crystal I’m that friend. The friend who checks out your Facebook photos and comments “tick check!” every time you post a picture of a hike in the woods, or of your child rolling …More
