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Nearly 1 in 3 People With Lyme Disease Bacteria Carry Other Tick-Borne Pathogens

(MedPage Today) -- Nearly one-third of people who tested positive for the bacteria that cause Lyme disease also tested positive for other tick-borne pathogens, according to a retrospective cohort study. Among 193,260 people tested for tick-borne...

Nearly 1 in 3 People With Lyme Disease Bacteria Carry Other Tick-Borne Pathogens

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New Liposome Design Could Provide Effective Slow-Release Drug Delivery System

A slow-release liposome system delivered local anesthesia for weeks in rats, potentially enabling longer-lasting nerve blocks and new approaches to pain management.

  • New liposome design provides two to three weeks of pain-numbing effects in rats
  • Fluid lipids in liposomes release hydrophilic drugs slowly, reducing toxicity
  • Multilayered liposome structure creates multiple compartments, slowing drug release

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