FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 26, 2022·4 min readNeuroimaging Study Reveals Functional and Structural Brain Abnormalities in People With Post-treatment Lyme DiseaseA neuroimaging study reveals distinctive changes in white matter and other brain tissue physiology in Lyme disease patients during the post-treatment phase. The study also found unusual activity in the frontal lobe, a brain area associated with memory recall and concentration in those who had been treated for Lyme.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 27, 2022·3 min readCould Long-Dead Bacteria Be the Culprit Behind Lingering Lyme Symptoms?The remnants of the Lyme causing B. burgdorferi bacteria may be responsible for the neuroinflammation associated with long-term Lyme disease symptoms. Researchers say the remnants are more inflammatory than the live bacteria.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·August 11, 2021·5 min readLyme Disease Heightens Risk of Mental Disorders and SuicidalityPeople with no prior mental health diagnosis who contract Lyme disease have a 42% higher risk of developing an affective disorder, such as depression, and a 75% higher rate of death by suicide than those without the disease.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPain·May 13, 2021·6 min readMissing Piece of the Lyme Disease Puzzle IdentifiedNapA, a protein associated with the peptidoglycan of Borrelia burgdorferi, plays an amplifying role in causing inflammation in Lyme disease associated arthritis.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·April 10, 2021·4 min readBrain Disease Transmitted By Tick Bites May Be TreatableResearchers have identified specific anti-bodies that can have a neutralizing effect on the virus responsible for tick-borne encephalitis. Preliminary response in using the anti-bodies in mice has proven affected in preventing TBE. It is hoped a vaccine candidate for TBE can be developed for humans.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 13, 2020·5 min readPotential 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, 2020·5 min readEthnobotanical 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, 2019·7 min readAn 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, 2019·6 min readNew 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, 2018·3 min readNew 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, 2016·6 min readSmall Nerve Fibers Defy Neuropathy ConventionsA new study reports prediabetes may be more damaging to motor nerves than previously believed.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 12, 2015·4 min readCutting 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
