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Lyme Research Alliance Awards $500,000 in Grants

moneytreeLyme Research Alliance Awards $500,000 in Grants

With Lyme dis­ease the fastest growing vector-​​borne ill­ness in the nation, the urgency of advancing research is greater than ever before. Lyme Research Alliance is awarding half a mil­lion dol­lars to fund six promising studies to find a reli­able diag­nostic test and effec­tive treat­ment options for Lyme and other tick-​​borne diseases. The Lyme Research Alliance (LRA), one of the nation’s leading pri­vate fun­ders of Lyme dis­ease research, today announced it will award six grants worth $500,000 to researchers focused on the epi­demi­ology of, and treat­ment and cure for Lyme and other tick-​​borne diseases. Read more.