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“Six decades ago, Nobel Prize-winning geneticist Joshua Lederberg observed how bacteria could essentially go undercoverin ways that might trick the human immune system. Now, using new techniques, Stanford bioengineers have created a time-lapse video that shows this process step by step.”
Sixty years ago, Nobel Prize-winning scientist Joshua Lederberg first described a biological mystery. He showed how bacteria could lose the cell walls that define their shapes, potentially becoming less visible to the immune system, only to later revert back to their original form and regain their full infectious potential.
For The Gazette by Robert J. Galbraith [CanLyme: We have had enough of bureaucrats making decisions to withold information from the public, alleging “panic” will unfold. Nonsense, lives will be saved, healthcare costs will be greatly reduced, families will not be destroyed] Montreal-Quebec’s leading authority in the science of tick biology says that the southern…
By Pamela Weintraub July/August 2014 Katina Makris was living her dream when life derailed. A natural-medicine practitioner with a flourishing career, she had a passionate marriage, a young son she doted on, and a home she had lovingly restored in the New Hampshire woods. But slowly she began to slip. First, in June 2000,…
By April Hudson, Spruce Grove Examiner/Stony Plain Reporter Friday, September 5, 2014 2:31:03 MDT PM Fibromyalgia. Chronic fatigue. Osteoporosis. Myo facial pain syndrome. Those are just a few of the diagnoses Taylor George has been handed over the past 13 years by doctors who don’t know what’s wrong with her. She lost some of her sight,…
By Lenny Rowe Halifax town officials are taking steps to raise awareness about tick-borne diseases and viruses. Halifax Health Agent Cathy Drinan and members of the Norwell Visiting Nurse Association gave a presentation last week to inform the public about tick-borne diseases and viruses and the new forms that are spreading rapidly on the South Shore and Cape…
“…Each year, more than 30,000 cases of Lyme disease are reported to CDC, making it the most commonly reported tick-borne illness in the United States. The new estimate suggests that the total number of people diagnosed with Lyme disease is roughly 10 times higher than the yearly reported number. This new estimate supports studies published in the 1990s…
Blood test non-invasive, provides quick results CBC News – Posted: Jan 23, 2014 A dog bravely endured Lyme disease testing earlier this month. (Courtesy Elisha Dickinson-Mills) A Hampton-based veterinarian wants to see routine blood tests for dogs to keep track of Lyme disease in New Brunswick. Dr. Elisha Dickinson-Mills tested 55 dogs at her clinic on…
