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Bugs in the Christmas Tree
December 18, 2012 — Your Christmas tree may be adorned with lights and glitter. But 25,000 insects, mites, and spiders are sound asleep inside the ... > full story -
Study Probes Impact of Climate Change on Cold-Blooded Animals
December 12, 2012 — Biologists are examining the influence of climate change, particularly warmer winters, on the survival and potential fecundity of cold-blooded ... > full story -
Why Some Strains of Lyme Disease Bacteria Are Common and Others Are Not
December 4, 2012 — New clues about the bacteria that cause Lyme disease could lead to a novel strategy to reduce infections, according to new research. The study reveals that the immune system of the white-footed ... > full story -
Emerging Vector-Borne Diseases Create New Public Health Challenges
November 30, 2012 — West Nile virus, Lyme disease, dengue fever, and plague are examples of "vector-borne zoonotic diseases," caused by pathogens that naturally infect wildlife and are transmitted to humans by vectors ... > full story -
Guineafowl May Spread, Not Halt, Fever-Bearing Ticks in Turkey
November 29, 2012 — The country Turkey releases non-native guineafowl to eat ticks that carry deadly Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever. Yet research suggests guineafowl eat few ticks, but carry the parasites on their ... > full story -
Bacteria Hijack Host Cell Process, Create Their Own Food Supply to Become Infectious
November 29, 2012 — Bacteria that cause the tick-borne disease anaplasmosis in humans create their own food supply by hijacking a process in host cells that normally should help kill the pathogenic bugs, scientists have ... > full story -
List of Diseases Spread by Deer Tick Grows, Including Malaria-Like Problems and Potentially Fatal Encephalitis
November 12, 2012 — An emerging tick-borne disease that causes symptoms similar to malaria is expanding its range in areas of the northeast where it has become well-established, according to new ... > full story -
Surveying Earth's Interior With Atomic Clocks
November 12, 2012 — Have you ever thought to use a clock to identify mineral deposits or concealed water resources within the Earth? Some scientists are convinced that ultraprecise portable atomic clocks will make this ... > full story -
Lone Star Tick Inhabiting Central and Southern U.S. Is Primary Reason for Meat Induced Alpha-Gal Allergic Reaction, Study Finds
November 9, 2012 — Meat lovers living in the central and southern regions of the United States might be opting for a vegetarian lifestyle if meat comes with an unwanted side of a life-threatening allergic reaction. ... > full story -
New Tick Disease in Switzerland
October 31, 2012 — Until now, it has been known that ticks primarily transmit two pathogens to humans in Switzerland: the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi -- which causes borreliosis -- and the ... > full story
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