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.
Breakthrough paves way for new Lyme disease treatment
published June 17th, 2019 A Virginia Tech biochemist has discovered the…
Co-infection of bacteria and protozoan parasites in Ixodes ricinus nymphs collected in the Alsace region, France
[CanLyme Note: ‘No Tick is a Good Tick’ Canadian ticks are…
Response by Nova Scotia’s Chief Medical Officer of Health relative to Lyme disease comes under serious scrutiny as to it’s relevance to ‘true’ science.
[CanLyme Note: Dr. Strang’s response below to CanLyme director Rob Murray’s…
Metamorphoses of Lyme disease spirochetes: phenomenon of Borrelia persisters
Parasites & Vectors 2019 12:237 Natalie Rudenko; Maryna Golovchenko; Katerina Kybicova and Marie Vancova Published May 16,…
Oshawa, ON: Lyme Disease: A silent epidemic
Posted on May 14, 2019 by oshawaexpress in IN THE SPOTLIGHT, THE FOURTH ESTATE By Chris…
A Boy Heard a Buzzing Sound in His Ear. It Was a Tick on His Eardrum.
By Rachael Rettner, May 2nd, 2019 A 9-year-old boy who…
Microbiome analysis of Ixodes scapularis ticks from New York and Connecticut.
Ahead of print abstract…April 15, 2019 Abstract We employed high…
Three-antibiotic cocktail clears ‘persister’ Lyme bacteria in mouse study
April 23rd, 2019 A new study from researchers at the…
Tick-borne pathogen detection in midgut and salivary glands of adult Ixodes ricinus
Lejal et al. Parasites Vectors (2019) 12:152 https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-019-3418-7 Abstract Background:…
The Scientist – Opinion: The “Money Culture” in Academic Biomedical Research
[CanLyme Note: This for profit money drive takes medical research away…
Bartonella henselae Bloodstream Infection in a Boy With Pediatric Acute-Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome
[CanLyme Note: Bartonella bacteria can be transmitted by ticks, cat scratches,…