How to Test a Tick for Lyme Disease If you have found this page, you may have found a tick on you, someone in your family or on a pet. It’s great that your are being proactive and looking into…
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What is the iSpot Lyme Test?
What is the iSpot Lyme Test? According to the iSpot Website iSpot Lyme™ is a new testing methodology that complements the Western Blot, as it measures something completely different: T cell response to four specific Lyme antigens. Unlike antibody production, T…
New Urine Test for Lyme Disease is Proving Useful
From Science Daily: Lyme disease early-detection test is effective, study shows “After three years and 300 patients, researchers have proof that their early-detection urine test for Lyme disease works. In the case of Lyme disease, some patients may still have…
Helpful Links to help Understand the MTHFR Gene
The Basics of the MTHFR Gene What is MTHFR? MTHFR stands for methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase. The MTHFR gene produces the MTHFR enzyme.The MTHFR enzyme works with the folate vitamins (B9, folic acid), breaking it down from 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate to 5-methyltetrahydrofolate. Read More about this Here. …
22 Reasons why your Negative Lyme Test may be Wrong
Hello Lyme Ninja, When was the last time you suggested a friend go get tested for Lyme? We all have friends who have gone to their doctor to get tested for Lyme and come back with the news that their…
Study: New Test For Finding Drugs To Fight Persistent Lyme Disease
Study: New Test For Finding Drugs To Fight Persistent Lyme Disease Potentially promising news on Lyme disease: Johns Hopkins researchers report a new, improved test for determining which drugs may work against Lyme disease bacteria that persist even after antibiotic…