Boston Globe: With the tick-borne illness making its annual resurgence in the region, researchers from Tufts University School of Medicine say they have discovered a new way to identify the disease, looking at an antibody generated in response to the infection, that can help people receive more effective treatment.

There are real problem areas in the current tests that impact a lot of people,” said Peter Gwynne, lead author of the study and a molecular biology and microbiology researcher at Tufts University School of Medicine.

Dr. Robert Smith, co-director of the Tufts Lyme Disease Initiative, gives Grand Rounds and discusses the forces behind...

Dr. Lin and his colleagues have been awarded a five-year, $4 million National Institute of Health (NIH) Research Grant...

If all goes well,  a springtime shot to prevent Lyme disease could enter testing soon.  Tufts Lyme Disease Initiative...

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