Lyme Science Blog

Is Lyme Disease Curable? What Recovery Can Look Like Many patients recover fully after Lyme disease treatment Some patients continue to experience persistent symptoms after infection Identifying treatable factors may improve recovery and quality of life One of the most common questions patients ask is: “Is Lyme disease curable?” Many patients diagnosed and treated early […]

Can You Get Lyme Disease at the Beach? Ticks Are Moving to Coastal Areas Can you get Lyme disease at the beach? Yes. Ticks are increasingly being found in coastal environments—including beaches, dunes, and shoreline trails. Pleasure Beach in Bridgeport, Connecticut, was closed for the summer of 2025—not because of weather, but because of ticks.

Lyme Disease Dementia: When Symptoms Are Mistaken for Aging Lyme disease in older adults may mimic dementia or stroke Neurologic Lyme symptoms are sometimes reversible with treatment Delayed diagnosis can lead to serious complications Lyme disease in older adults may sometimes resemble dementia, stroke, psychiatric illness, or progressive neurologic decline.1,2 Several published case reports describe

Can Lyme Disease Cause Seizures? When Episodes Are Dismissed as Stress Some children with Lyme disease develop seizure-like episodes even when EEGs and brain scans appear normal. These neurologic symptoms may be mistaken for anxiety, stress, or functional seizures. In certain cases, Lyme disease or a tick-borne coinfection may be contributing to nervous system dysfunction.

Persistent Lyme Symptoms: Why Symptoms Continue After Treatment Why do Lyme symptoms continue after treatment? Many patients complete antibiotics for Lyme disease only to find that fatigue, brain fog, joint pain, headaches, or neurologic symptoms persist. As a Lyme disease specialist, I’ve treated many patients who continue to suffer from persistent Lyme symptoms despite completing

What Malaria Teaches Us About Lyme Bacteria Some infections can remain hidden for years. Malaria research may offer clues about Lyme bacteria. Persistent symptoms continue to fuel debate. A recent study published in Nature Microbiology revealed how malaria parasites can survive in the human body for years without causing symptoms—offering potential insights into Lyme bacteria

Lyme Recovery Takes More Than Just Rest Lyme recovery takes more than just rest is a message many patients need to hear when exhaustion, pain, and brain fog make inactivity feel like the safest option. Rest is sometimes necessary. But for many patients, too much inactivity can deepen fatigue, worsen deconditioning, disrupt sleep, and leave

Does Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Help Lyme Disease? What Patients Should Know HBOT may temporarily reduce Lyme symptoms. But it does not directly treat persistent infection. Long-term improvement usually requires infection-focused care. Does hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) help Lyme disease? Some patients report temporary symptom relief—but current evidence suggests it does not address the underlying infection.

Is it Long COVID or Lyme Disease? Long COVID and Lyme disease can look similar Brain fog, fatigue, and POTS overlap frequently Missing Lyme disease may delay diagnosis and treatment Patients struggling with fatigue, cognitive problems, dizziness, exercise intolerance, and pain are increasingly asking the same question: is it long COVID or Lyme disease? The

Can Lyme Disease Go Away on Its Own? No—Here’s What Happens If You Wait Does Lyme disease go away on its own? No. Without antibiotic treatment, the infection can persist and lead to serious complications. Many patients ask whether Lyme disease can go away without antibiotics—especially when early symptoms seem mild or temporarily improve. Some