How archaeologists can help us live with wild animals

There are arguments over the future of red deer on the Scottish island of South Uist but archaeological expertise can help people live alongside wild animals.

Jacqui Mulville, Professor in Bioarchaeology, Head of Archaeology and Conservation, Cardiff University • conversation
May 5, 2023 ~6 min

Tick management programs could help stop Lyme disease, but US funding is inadequate

Lyme disease affects millions worldwide. But there are things you can do to protect yourself from this insidious illness.

Isobel Ronai, Postdoctoral Researcher, Columbia University • conversation
Nov. 19, 2021 ~7 min


A lab-stage mRNA vaccine targeting ticks may offer protection against Lyme and other tick-borne diseases

The study found that ticks were unable to feed on guinea pigs vaccinated with an mRNA vaccine, preventing transmission of the pathogen that causes Lyme disease.

Andaleeb Sajid, Staff Scientist, National Institutes of Health • conversation
Nov. 17, 2021 ~5 min

Tick bites: Every year is a bad tick year

How bad are ticks this year? An expert explains why tick-borne diseases are on the rise.

Jory Brinkerhoff, Associate Professor of Biology, University of Richmond • conversation
Aug. 18, 2021 ~7 min

Every year is a bad tick year

How bad are ticks this year? An expert explains why tick-borne diseases are on the rise.

Jory Brinkerhoff, Associate Professor of Biology, University of Richmond • conversation
Aug. 18, 2021 ~7 min

Deciphering the symptoms of long COVID-19 is slow and painstaking – for both sufferers and their physicians

Researchers are piecing together clues to better understand the puzzling array of symptoms in those who never seem to fully recover from COVID-19.

Allison Navis, Assistant Professor of Neurology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai • conversation
Aug. 16, 2021 ~10 min

Lyme disease protection: No vaccine yet, but an antibody shot could soon provide a season of immunity

Researchers are testing an antibody shot to protect people from Lyme disease-causing bacteria.

Mark Klempner, Professor of Medicine and Executive Vice Chancellor for MassBiologics, University of Massachusetts Medical School • conversation
Aug. 4, 2021 ~7 min

A Lyme disease vaccine doesn't exist, but a yearly antibody shot shows promise at preventing infection

Researchers are developing a seasonal shot that blocks Lyme disease-causing bacteria from a tick.

Mark Klempner, Professor of Medicine and Executive Vice Chancellor for MassBiologics, University of Massachusetts Medical School • conversation
June 4, 2020 ~7 min


Lyme disease symptoms could be mistaken for COVID-19, with serious consequences

What might look like a mild case of COVID-19 could actually be a bacterial infection from a tick bite, with potentially debilitating symptoms if it goes untreated.

Jory Brinkerhoff, Associate Professor of Biology, University of Richmond • conversation
May 27, 2020 ~8 min

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