CBS 60 Minutes: MIT professor Kevin Estvelt and Tufts Lyme researcher Sam Telford discuss a new approach to eradicatin…
Genetically engineered mice could take the bite out of Lyme disease on Nantucket, scientists say
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New Lyme diagnostic could pinpoint disease earlier
Boston Globe: With the tick-borne illness making its annual resurgence in the region, researchers from Tufts University …
How to Stem the Rise of Tick Borne Diseases
Dr. Robert Smith, co-director of the Tufts Lyme Disease Initiative, gives Grand Rounds and discusses the forces behind…
Dr. Yi-Pin Lin Awarded NIH Grant to Study Birds Carrying Lyme Disease
Dr. Lin and his colleagues have been awarded a five-year, $4 million National Institute of Health (NIH) Research Grant…
Human Testing Begins On Springtime Lyme Disease Shot Developed In Mass.
If all goes well, a springtime shot to prevent Lyme disease could enter testing soon. Tufts Lyme Disease Initiative…
Stopping the biggest forest killer: deer
Deer are killing forests on a massive scale leaving zombie forests that are stripped of natural plants and flowers. …