Research

CanLyme is dedicated to promoting advancements in Lyme disease research. More research is needed to accurately diagnose and treat Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses, and CanLyme supports this.  CanLyme’s Venture Grants policy for academic researchers can be found here.

A close up of figure one map of the regions in this study.

Researchers study ticks in Ottawa where residential zones border woodland areas

Jun 17, 2024

Canadian researchers compared the prevalence and infection rate of ticks…

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Bartonella DNA more common in patients with psychosis

Jun 14, 2024

Researchers at North Carolina State University used DNA testing to…

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Count me in

Jun 13, 2024

In order to be counted as a Lyme disease case…

Vett Lloyd, PhD, at Mount Allison University in her lab.

CanLyme welcomes Dr. Vett Lloyd

May 7, 2024

The Canadian Lyme Disease Foundation is excited to welcome Dr.…

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Lyme disease and POTS

Apr 30, 2024

Lyme disease is under-diagnosed and often under-treated. A multidisciplinary team…

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Canadian researchers discover tick repelling chemicals secreted by ants

Apr 16, 2024

Researchers from Simon Fraser University have discovered a combination of…

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Protein found in human sweat inhibits growth of Lyme bacteria

Mar 22, 2024

International researchers looked at biobank samples from 617,731 patients and…

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Research priorities of patients with Lyme disease in pregnancy

Feb 13, 2024

This recent Canadian study articulates many of the concerns that…

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Vision loss, giant cell arteritis, and Lyme neuroborreliosis

Feb 7, 2024

This case presentation highlights the importance of considering Lyme disease…