An international team of researchers say a protein found in human sweat may help protect people from Lyme disease, a tick-borne illness that affects nearly a half-million people every year in the U.S.
<p>SALT LAKE CITY — An international team of researchers say a protein found in human sweat may help protect people from Lyme disease, a tick-borne illness that affects nearly a half-million peopl
</p><p>The researchers, from MIT and the University of Helsinki, said they hope the finding will lead to the development of skin creams or other products that ward off tick bites and p
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