The allergy is known as alpha-gal syndrome, which is also a potentially life-threatening condition. Scientists think that the ...

The best plan for thwarting ticks is to adopt the “dork look” by tucking your shirt into your pants and pulling your socks up ...

The team created a novel tick antigen library housing over 3,000 different proteins, testing each to create a target cocktail ...

In alpha-gal syndrome, the immune system overreacts to a sugar known as galactose-α-1,3-galactose, or "alpha-gal" for short.

When ticks bite, they release a steady stream of saliva that contains chemicals that keep their victim’s blood flowing as they feed ... had removed a deer tick from her arm. After that first ...

Though not all ticks carry Lyme disease, it is the most common tick-borne infection in New York City and in the United States ...

He joined WCCO-TV in late-July of 2007. Two days after he started, the Interstate 35W bridge collapsed. With the warm weather comes deer ticks. They carry not only Lyme disease but also Powassan ...