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Ticks are part of the arachnid family, which also includes mites, spiders, and scorpions. A tick attaches itself to the skin of a person or animal and sucks blood. The two types of ticks that many people talk about are the deer tick and the dog tick.
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APR 11, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists are learning how to exploit the anti-clotting abilities of mosquito saliva.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 06, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
Diagnostic tests for Lyme disease, or Lyme neuroborreliosis (LNB) can take up to a week, but patients affected need anti
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 02, 2018
Microbiology
Lyme disease is a serious illness caused by the Borrelia burgdorferi bacterium; now researchers have learned more about
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 14, 2018
Videos
NASA's upcoming Mars InSight mission will explore the inner workings of Mars to give us a better understanding of what m
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 13, 2018
Space & Astronomy
You might feel inclined to believe that larger, denser galaxies rotate significantly more slowly than smaller, lighter o
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 03, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
A new tool invented by researchers at UC San Francisco enables the precise, rapid and reversible manipulation of protein
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 30, 2017
Health & Medicine
Lyme disease is on the rise in the United States, but not in the areas where it is most commonly found. Lyme disease can
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 30, 2017
Plants & Animals
Although uncommon, there are a handful of incidents where animal researchers get a chance to study interspecific relatio
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 29, 2017
Health & Medicine
Unexplained bouts of anaphylaxis, a serious allergic reaction, could be a direct result of a rare allergy to meat origin
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 15, 2017
Technology
Sophia was interviewed at Web Summit, a tech conference in Portugal, in Nov. 2017.
Written By:
Julia Travers
NOV 07, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
In 2016, the Paris Agreement (also known as Paris climate accord) marked a turning point in the battle against climate c
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
NOV 02, 2017
Space & Astronomy
If you were to ask any average Joe to describe what space is like in between all the planets in our solar system, they&r
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 19, 2017
Microbiology
The World Health Organization recently estimated that there are approximately 48.4 million illnesses attributed to
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
SEP 20, 2017
Neuroscience
Most people have experienced it. A person yawns and then a few minutes later, another person nearby yawns. Is it always
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 10, 2017
Earth & The Environment
A new study published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B from University of California Santa Barbara researchers
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
AUG 09, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Back in May, Rocket Lab hyped up the launch of their 3D-printed rocket dubbed the Electron Rocket, but things didn't
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 01, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Ticks don’t have to bite you to be dangerous. A Japanese woman recently passed away from a tick-born
...
JUL 27, 2017
Videos
So it turns out that blistery skin rash you got after that beach vacation isn't a coincidence at all. In fact, if you've
...
JUL 22, 2017
Microbiology
As regions warm, bugs move into new habitats, sometimes bringing health problems with them.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 22, 2017
Videos
Did you know that more Americans (~300,000 people) are diagnosed with Lyme disease every year than breast cancer or HIV/
...
JUL 18, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
An old antibiotic that’s been around since the 1970s could be repurposed to be a new antidepressant. So far, resea
...
JUL 10, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Asteroids pose a real threat to the Earth and all the life that inhabits it. Smaller asteroids aren’t usually a pr
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 06, 2017
Microbiology
I’ve got good news and bad news. I’ll start with the bad news - there’s a new species of bacteria that
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JUN 27, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
The bloodsucking parasites that carry Lyme disease may also be the key to new anti-inflammatory drugs that could prevent
...