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Archive for Research and Development

Is the Western Blot Capable of More Accuracy?

If simply adding other strains of the same Lyme species increases the western blot’s sensitivity, the changes needed in order to detect various Lyme species may be incredible.

ITT/Cytokine Testing for Definitive Diagnosis of Active Lyme Infection

To address the need for better Lyme diagnosis, NeuroScience developed MY Lyme Immune I.D.TM. Here’s how the test works. An individual sends a blood specimen to the laboratory, where white blood (immune) cells are isolated. In the ITT portion of the test, the cells are cultured for five days with individual B. burgdorferi-specific antigens, such as VlsE-1 and other proteins. If T cells that respond to a particular antigen are present in the culture, they become activated and proliferate. This indicates that the person has been exposed to B. burgdorferi.

Is Lyme the Co-infection for Bartonella?

Researchers in Italy and subsequently in the UK have recently (October and November 2011) published findings that demonstrate Bartonella heslslae transferring DNA to human endothelial cells.

New Biofilm Research Validates Co-Infection Challenge for Chronic Lyme Disease

Bonnie Bassler of Princeton University … has also discovered that in addition to their “private languages”, many bacteria have developed generalized chemical messages that can be interpreted by members of other species. In lectures she postulates that in the future, we can hope to develop microbes that can “turn-on” good behavior and “turn-off” bad behavior.

New Antibiotic Cream for Early Lyme Disease

Researchers from Ludwig Maximilian University in Germany found that the application of a local antibacterial gel to the site of a bug bite that transmitted the infection may quickly kill the entire virus responsible for the disease.

Will Stem Cell Therapy Be A Cure For Chronic Lyme Disease?

Will Stem Cell Therapy Be A Cure For Chronic Lyme Disease?

As Amy speaks to groups and continues to write about Lyme and her experience, the biggest question always pops up – is this really a cure?  Of course trying a homeopathic treatment that is$20 – $50/month seems possible financially, especially if you don’t know how long it will work and even IF it will work. [...]

Dr. Eva Sapi Forges Ahead With Exciting New Lyme Cultures

The most important result of the research was the development of a new culture technique that dramatically increases the growth of Borrelia burgdorferi (Bb), the corkscrew-shaped bacteria (spirochete) that causes Lyme disease, making it easier to detect persistence of the bacteria. The new culture technique is also better able to grow the cyst form of the bacteria that is thought to be metabolically dormant.

Genetic Frankenstein: A Link between Chronic Lyme Disease and Alzheimer’s?

Back in 1985, Dr. Alan MacDonald stunned the medical world with a special slide show on neo-natal tissue that he had amassed over years of autopsying stillborn babies as the pathologist at South Hampton Hospital. Using a darkfield microscope technique to capture the images on film, Dr. MacDonald presented his shocking hypothesis to the world in Vienna at the Second International Symposium on Lyme Disease and Related Disorders.

Spirochetes Hiding in Lymph Nodes May Cause Chronic Lyme Disease

They found that when mice were infected with B. burgdorferi, these live spirochetes accumulated in the animals’ lymph nodes.

Babesia May Not Show Symptoms

The CDC recently announced that there has been a twenty-fold increase in Babesiosis between 2001 and 2008 – in only seven years! Another study on Block Island showed that Babesiosis is only 25% less common than Lyme disease in the 70% of islanders tested. Even more alarming is that one quarter of the adults, and one half of the children that tested positive for Babesiosis showed no symptoms at all!