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    American Society for Microbiology Publishes Minireview, Research Funded by GLA
    May 14, 2022

    American Society for Microbiology (ASM) has over 30,000 members, including researchers, educators, and health professionals. ASM is one of the largest life science societies in the world. The minirevi...

    Lyme Disease and Bell’s Palsy: New Considerations for Differential Diagnosis
    March 28, 2022

     

    Promising New Lyme Disease Antibiotic May Spare Microbiome
    October 6, 2021

    An exciting new finding by. Dr. Kim Lewis of Northeastern University gives hope that Lyme disease can be potentially treated without harming the microbiome Why is antibiotic treatment for Lyme disease...

    Lyme Disease and Mental Disorders: It’s Not All in Your Head
    July 29, 2021

    New Study Analyzes Patient Data Mental disorders are among the most poorly understood symptoms of Lyme disease. Early on, it was recognized that Lyme disease in late stages includes neurologic symptom...

    Meet the Researcher: Michael Eriksen Benros, M.D., Ph.D.
    July 25, 2021

    Michael Eriksen Benros, M.D., Ph.D. is professor and Head of Research at Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Copenhagen University Hospital, Denmark. He received a two year grant from GLA for his study: ...

    American Society for Microbiology Publishes Minireview, Research Funded by GLA
    Lyme Disease and Bell’s Palsy: New Considerations for Differential Diagnosis
    Promising New Lyme Disease Antibiotic May Spare Microbiome
    Lyme Disease and Mental Disorders: It’s Not All in Your Head
    Meet the Researcher: Michael Eriksen Benros, M.D., Ph.D.

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    American Society for Microbiology Publishes Minireview, Research Funded by GLA
    May 14, 2022
    American Society for Microbiology (ASM) has over 30,000 members, including researchers, educators, and health professionals. ASM is one of the largest life science societies in the world. The minireview covers "Borreliella burgdorferi Antimicrobial-Tolerant Persistence in Lyme Disease and Posttreatm...
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    Lyme Disease and Bell’s Palsy: New Considerations for Differential Diagnosis
    March 28, 2022
     
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    Promising New Lyme Disease Antibiotic May Spare Microbiome
    October 6, 2021
    An exciting new finding by. Dr. Kim Lewis of Northeastern University gives hope that Lyme disease can be potentially treated without harming the microbiome Why is antibiotic treatment for Lyme disease often problematic? A significant side effect of treating Lyme disease is the disruption of the gut ...
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    Lyme Disease and Mental Disorders: It’s Not All in Your Head
    July 29, 2021
    New Study Analyzes Patient Data Mental disorders are among the most poorly understood symptoms of Lyme disease. Early on, it was recognized that Lyme disease in late stages includes neurologic symptoms like chronic pain and cognitive dysfunction. Psychiatric illnesses associated with Lyme disease, l...
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    Meet the Researcher: Michael Eriksen Benros, M.D., Ph.D.
    July 25, 2021
    Michael Eriksen Benros, M.D., Ph.D. is professor and Head of Research at Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Copenhagen University Hospital, Denmark. He received a two year grant from GLA for his study: Nationwide Cohort Studies Examining Psychiatric Disorders and Suicidal Behavior after Lyme disease.
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    Meet the Researcher: Shannon Delaney, M.D.
    July 8, 2021
    Shannon Delaney, M.D., is Director of Child and Adolescent Evaluation at the Lyme & Tick-borne Diseases Research Center, and Assistant Professor, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons. She is an expert in child and adult neuropsychiatry and infection-triggered neuropsych...
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    Borrelia miyamotoi: Hiding in Plain Sight?
    May 22, 2021
    GLA's Director of Research and Science, Dr. Mayla Hsu, discusses findings by Dr. Shannon Delaney, who suggests that Borrelia miyamotoi is an infectious trigger for chronic illness, closely resembling Lyme disease. What do we know about chronic illness following a Lyme disease diagnosis? We know that...
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    Meet the Researcher - George Aranjuez Ph.D.
    March 29, 2021
    George Aranjuez, Ph.D. is faculty research associate at University of Central Florida. His postdoctoral research was supported by a Deborah and Mark Blackman-GLA fellowship award. His most recent peer-reviewed articles, about the replication of Borrelia burgdorferi, appear here and here. Why did you...
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    Dendritic Cells: A Possible Pathway to Lyme Autoimmunity?
    February 16, 2021
    In the Covid-19 pandemic era, survival and recovery are on our minds. It’s become recognized that some patients recover quickly from Covid-19, but others may take months or possibly longer to feel better. Sound familiar? The Lyme disease community has a long experience with lingering, debilitating s...
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    Meet the Researcher: Maria Gutierrez-Hoffmann, Ph.D.
    February 16, 2021
    Maria Gutierrez-Hoffmann, Ph.D. is a scientist at the Food and Drug Administration in the Office of Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Assessment. As a postdoctoral fellow, her Lyme disease research was supported by GLA. Her most recent peer-reviewed publication is Borrelia burgdorferi-Induced Changes in ...
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    Lyme Disease Incidence: Even Greater Than Thought
    February 5, 2021
    POV by Timothy J. Sellati, Ph.D., Chief Scientific Officer, GLA How many people get Lyme disease every year? Precisely determining an annual incidence has been a challenge. Based upon a surveillance rather than a clinical definition, there is an ongoing discrepancy between Lyme disease cases reporte...
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    Meet the Researcher: Lise Nigrovic, M.D., M.P.H.
    January 6, 2021
    Meet the Researcher is a blog series to introduce GLA-funded Lyme disease researchers.  Lise Nigrovic, M.D., M.P.H. is Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine at Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
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    An Innovative Approach To Understanding Pediatric Lyme Disease
    December 28, 2020
    by Mayla Hsu, Ph.D., Director of Research and Science, GLA
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    How Our Body ‘Sees’ Spirochetes Has Implications for Lyme Disease Severity and Novel Treatments
    December 20, 2020
    by Timothy J. Sellati, Ph.D., Chief Scientific Officer, GLA
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    The Similarities Between Post-COVID-19 and Lyme Disease
    November 17, 2020
    Tens of thousands of people in the U.S. have lingering illness following COVID-19, known as post-Covid “long haulers.” Why do some people recover relatively quickly from Lyme disease and Covid-19, and a significant number do not?   by Mayla Hsu, Ph.D., Director of Research and Science, GLA
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    When Interpretation of Results Misses the Bull’s-eye
    November 14, 2020
    by Timothy J. Sellati, Ph.D., Chief Scientific Officer, GLA
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    Lyme Arthritis and Inflammation: Shut It Off!
    September 23, 2020
    A summary of 3 Lyme arthritis studies and how our immune system can fail to shut off when there’s an infection.   by Mayla Hsu, Ph.D., Director of Research and Science, GLA
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    The need for an alternative to current antibody-based Lyme disease diagnostic tests
    August 25, 2020
      by Timothy J. Sellati, Ph.D., Chief Scientific Officer, Global Lyme Alliance
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    Lyme Arthritis: The Antibody Connection
    July 20, 2020
    by Mayla Hsu, Ph.D., Director of Research and Science, GLA
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    Is the Clinical Trials Process Working?
    June 25, 2020
    GLA’s Chief Scientific Officer takes an important look at our current clinical trials process. Is it still working? Does it serve patient needs?
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