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    Dear Lyme Warrior…Help! Frequently Asked Questions
    April 1, 2025

    Get answers to your pressing Lyme disease questions, including diagnosis, testing, treatment, and persistent symptoms, from Lyme warrior Jennifer Crystal. Every few months, Jennifer Crystal devotes a ...

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    How to Keep Your Yard Safe from Ticks and Lyme Disease
    March 24, 2025

    Protect your yard from ticks and Lyme disease with these essential tips on lawn care, barriers, and personal precautions to ensure a safe outdoor space for your family and pets. As spring approaches, ...

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    How to Respond to “But You Don’t Look Sick”
    March 17, 2025

    Strategies to respond to "But you don’t look sick" with empathy, understanding, and effective communication about invisible illnesses like Lyme disease. Read for tips and thoughtful responses. In my m...

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    Methylene Blue and Lyme Disease
    March 3, 2025

    Learn the potential use methylene blue for Lyme disease patients, from its reported benefits, risks, and other insights. At the 2024 Global Lyme Alliance Gala, Lyme warrior and founder and CEO of Pete...

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    Misdiagnosed and Overlooked: Karissa's Battle with Lyme Disease
    February 26, 2025

    A mother's journey to diagnose and treat her daughter's Lyme disease reflects on failings in the medical system, and how Lyme disease awareness, and appropriate care can make all the difference. The N...

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    Dear Lyme Warrior…Help! Frequently Asked Questions
    How to Keep Your Yard Safe from Ticks and Lyme Disease
    How to Respond to “But You Don’t Look Sick”
    Methylene Blue and Lyme Disease
    Misdiagnosed and Overlooked: Karissa's Battle with Lyme Disease

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    Tafenoquine and Atovaquone Combo Shows Promise in Babesiosis Treatment
    January 5, 2024
    Learn about a breakthrough in the treatment of babesiosis using a combination of tafenoquine and atovaquone. This innovative approach shows potential for complete cure and immune protection, according...
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    What is Rapid or Point-Of-Care Testing for Lyme Disease?
    October 18, 2023
    By Jane M. Caldwell, Ph.D. – Executive Director, Medavera Inc., Springfield, MO and Elizabeth Lee-Lewandrowski, Ph.D., MPH - Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School, Department of Pathology, Massa...
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    American Society for Microbiology Publishes Minireview, Research Funded by GLA
    May 14, 2022
    American Society for Microbiology (ASM) has over 30,000 members, including researchers, educators, and health professionals. ASM is one of the largest life science societies in the world. The minirevi...
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    Lyme Disease and Bell’s Palsy: New Considerations for Differential Diagnosis
    March 28, 2022
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    Promising New Lyme Disease Antibiotic May Spare Microbiome
    October 6, 2021
    An exciting new finding by. Dr. Kim Lewis of Northeastern University gives hope that Lyme disease can be potentially treated without harming the microbiome Why is antibiotic treatment for Lyme disease...
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    Lyme Disease and Mental Disorders: It’s Not All in Your Head
    July 29, 2021
    A recent study in Denmark funded by Global Lyme Alliance analyzes patient data associated with Lyme disease and the impact it has on mental health Mental disorders are among the most poorly understood...
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    Meet the Researcher: Michael Eriksen Benros, M.D., Ph.D.
    July 25, 2021
    Michael Eriksen Benros, M.D., Ph.D. is professor and Head of Research at Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Copenhagen University Hospital, Denmark. He received a two year grant from GLA for his study: ...
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    Meet the Researcher: Shannon Delaney, M.D.
    July 8, 2021
    Shannon Delaney, M.D., is Director of Child and Adolescent Evaluation at the Lyme & Tick-borne Diseases Research Center, and Assistant Professor, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians ...
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    Borrelia miyamotoi: Hiding in Plain Sight?
    May 22, 2021
    GLA's Director of Research and Science, Dr. Mayla Hsu, discusses findings by Dr. Shannon Delaney, who suggests that Borrelia miyamotoi is an infectious trigger for chronic illness, closely resembling ...
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    Meet the Researcher - George Aranjuez Ph.D.
    March 29, 2021
    George Aranjuez, Ph.D. is faculty research associate at University of Central Florida. His postdoctoral research was supported by a Deborah and Mark Blackman-GLA fellowship award. His most recent peer...
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    Dendritic Cells: A Possible Pathway to Lyme Autoimmunity?
    February 16, 2021
    In the Covid-19 pandemic era, survival and recovery are on our minds. It’s become recognized that some patients recover quickly from Covid-19, but others may take months or possibly longer to feel bet...
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    Meet the Researcher: Maria Gutierrez-Hoffmann, Ph.D.
    February 16, 2021
    Maria Gutierrez-Hoffmann, Ph.D. is a scientist at the Food and Drug Administration in the Office of Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Assessment. As a postdoctoral fellow, her Lyme disease research was sup...
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    Lyme Disease Incidence: Even Greater Than Thought
    February 5, 2021
    POV by Timothy J. Sellati, Ph.D., Chief Scientific Officer, GLA How many people get Lyme disease every year? Precisely determining an annual incidence has been a challenge. Based upon a surveillance r...
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    Meet the Researcher: Lise Nigrovic, M.D., M.P.H.
    January 6, 2021
    Meet the Researcher is a blog series to introduce GLA-funded Lyme disease researchers. Lise Nigrovic, M.D., M.P.H. is Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine at Boston Children’s Hosp...
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    An Innovative Approach To Understanding Pediatric Lyme Disease
    December 28, 2020
    by Mayla Hsu, Ph.D., Director of Research and Science, GLA
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    How Our Body ‘Sees’ Spirochetes Has Implications for Lyme Disease Severity and Novel Treatments
    December 20, 2020
    by Timothy J. Sellati, Ph.D., Chief Scientific Officer, GLA
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    The Similarities Between Post-COVID-19 and Lyme Disease
    November 17, 2020
    Tens of thousands of people in the U.S. have lingering illness following COVID-19, known as post-Covid “long haulers.” Why do some people recover relatively quickly from Lyme disease and Covid-19, and...
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    When Interpretation of Results Misses the Bull’s-eye
    November 14, 2020
    by Timothy J. Sellati, Ph.D., Chief Scientific Officer, GLA
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    Lyme Arthritis and Inflammation: Shut It Off!
    September 23, 2020
    A summary of 3 Lyme arthritis studies and how our immune system can fail to shut off when there’s an infection. by Mayla Hsu, Ph.D., Director of Research and Science, GLA
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    The need for an alternative to current antibody-based Lyme disease diagnostic tests
    August 25, 2020
    by Timothy J. Sellati, Ph.D., Chief Scientific Officer, Global Lyme Alliance
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    Lyme Arthritis: The Antibody Connection
    July 20, 2020
    by Mayla Hsu, Ph.D., Director of Research and Science, GLA
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    Is the Clinical Trials Process Working?
    June 25, 2020
    GLA’s Chief Scientific Officer takes an important look at our current clinical trials process. Is it still working? Does it serve patient needs?
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    Lyme Disease Research Remains Active During Pandemic
    May 16, 2020
    GLA-funded researchers are still focused on their Lyme disease research initiatives
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    Research Sharing: What Can Lyme Disease Learn from Skin Cancer?
    May 6, 2020
    Is it possible to leverage research findings and treatment options for malignant cancers, like skin cancer, for Lyme disease?
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    Pandemics, Ecology, and Food Production: Is There a Connection?
    April 28, 2020
    Why and how do pandemics emerge? Is there a connection between our ecosystems and global food production?
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    Why Are Virus Infections Like COVID-19 Resistant to Antibiotics?
    April 16, 2020
    While many bacteria can be treated with antibiotics, it’s not the same for virus infections like COVID-19
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    Research POV: Lyme Arthritis and Peptidoglycan
    March 11, 2020
    Important study identifies the Borrelia burgdorferi peptidoglycan as an immunogen likely to cause Lyme arthritis in some patients
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    GLA: Lyme Disease Research Symposium 2019
    March 28, 2019
    HIGHLIGHTS FROM GLA’S 2019 LYME DISEASE RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM WITH TOP LYME RESEARCHERS
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    GLA POV: Essential Oils as Treatment Against Lyme Disease
    October 24, 2018
    by Mayla Hsu, Ph.D., Director of Research and Science, GLA
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    Taking Stock of Tick Threats
    September 27, 2018
    by Mayla Hsu, Ph.D., Director of Research and Science, GLA
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    New test for Babesia approved by the FDA
    March 19, 2018
    by Mayla Hsu, Ph.D. Director, Research and Science Global Lyme Alliance
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    Promising New Research: PrEPping for Ticks
    July 12, 2017
    by Mayla Hsu, Ph.D. Director, Research and Science Global Lyme Alliance
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    GLA: Lyme Disease Research Symposium Highlights
    April 19, 2017
    by Mayla Hsu, Ph.D Director of Research and Science, GLA
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    The Mighty White-Footed Mouse
    March 24, 2017
    by Mayla Hsu, Ph.D., GLA Director of Research and Science
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    Tainted Transfusions: Why Screening Blood is More Important Than Ever
    January 3, 2017
    by Mayla Hsu, Ph.D., GLA Science Officer
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    Tick-borne Infections on the Rise in Gray Wolves
    December 14, 2016
    by Mayla Hsu, Ph.D., GLA Science Officer
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    Lyme Disease Spread by Migratory Birds
    July 13, 2016
    By Hannah Staab & Mayla Hsu, Ph.D.
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    Lyme Disease Needs Better Test, Better Answers
    June 17, 2016
    Dr. Harriet Kotsoris, Chief Scientific Officer, Global Lyme Alliance and Dr. Mayla Hsu, Science Officer, Global Lyme Alliance
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