FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 13, 2020Potential treatment for Lyme disease kills bacteria that may cause lingering symptomsMouse study reveals the antibiotic azlocillin completely kills off the Borrelia burgdorferi bacteria at the onset of Lyme disease. Findings also suggest the drug could be effective for treating patients infected with drug-tolerant bacteria that may cause lingering symptoms. Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 21, 2020Ethnobotanical medicine is effective against the bacterium causing Lyme diseaseEthnobotanical plant extracts, including Ghanaian quinine and Japanese knotweed, show strong activity against B.burgdorferi, outperforming current antibiotics for the treatment of Lyme disease. Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·August 26, 2019An innovative new diagnostic for Lyme diseaseResearchers have discovered six candidate biomarkers for Lyme disease. A newly developed test can help identify the disease which, until now, has been notoriously difficult to detect. Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 5, 2019New Scan Technique Reveals Neuroinflammation Associated with Post-Treatment Lyme Disease SyndromeA new neuroimaging study reveals 12 people with documented post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome have an elevation of a chemical marker associated with neuroinflammation. The findings could help develop new treatments for the pain, fatigue and brain fog associated with PTLDS. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 11, 2018New Technique Could Detect Lyme Disease Weeks Before Current TestsResearchers have developed new techniques which are able to diagnose Lyme disease bacteria weeks sooner than currently available tests. Read More
FeaturedNeurologypain·April 11, 2016Small Nerve Fibers Defy Neuropathy ConventionsA new study reports prediabetes may be more damaging to motor nerves than previously believed. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 12, 2015Cutting Costs of Sophisticated Tests for Diseases with ‘Lab on a Chip’ TechnologyEngineers have developed a new device that can significantly reduce the cost of testing for diseases such as HIV and Lyme disease. The Lab on a Chip technology may also be used to promote central nervous system research. Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 10, 2013Multiple Sclerosis Appears to Originate in Different Part of Brain than Long BelievedImportant clues about the causes of MS could be found in gray matter, a new study suggests. Read More
FeaturedNeurology·May 10, 2013Lyme Disease Vaccine Shows Promise in Clinical TrialA new vaccine for Lyme disease, a neurological and physically debilitating tick borne disease, has proved promising and well tolerated by patients, according to researchers. The Lyme vaccine is shown to produce substantial antibodies against all targeted species of Borrelia, the causative agent of Lyme disease. Read More
