Lyme disease early detection could get boost from simpler, faster testing technology

UCLA researchers have developed an AI-enabled technology that could lead to single-tier Lyme disease testing with faster results. Credit: Rajesh Ghosh/UCLA For some unlucky people, time in the great outdoors leads to Lyme disease, an illness causing head, joint and muscle pain, flu-like symptoms, fatigue, and sometimes a rash. Left untreated, those effects can turn debilitating and expand to include paralysis, inflammation of the brain and heart, and problems with memory, hearing and vision that can last for years. Lyme disease, expected to affect more than 600,000 people in the U.S. this year, is caused by a spiral bacterium that Read More