Seventy-year-old Parkinson’s drug shows promise against tuberculosis
New UBC study reveals benztropine’s potential to treat the world’s deadliest infectious disease and combat growing antibiotic resistance. Mycobacterium ...
New molecular label could lead to simpler, faster tuberculosis tests
Chemists found a way to identify a complex sugar molecule in the cell walls of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the world's deadliest ...
Researchers use AI to improve diagnosis of drug-resistant infections
Method outperforms current WHO standard in predicting resistance, aiding faster, more accurate treatments. Source: Tulane University Summary: Scientists have developed ...
Self-destructing vaccine offers enhanced protection against tuberculosis in monkeys
A self-destructing vaccine administered intravenously provides additional safety and protection against tuberculosis (TB) in macaque monkeys, suggests new University of ...
How a new gut microbe drives the gut-lung axis
A team has discovered a new communication pathway between the gut and lung. Their findings highlight how a little-known member ...
Peat-bog fungi produce substances that kill tuberculosis-causing bacteria
An analysis of fungi collected from peat bogs has identified several species that produce substances toxic to the bacterium that ...
4th International Congress of Asian African Society of Mycobacteriology
The Asian African Society of Mycobacteriology is pleased to invite you to submit an abstract between 15 February 2024 ...
The Fine Art of Administering a Tuberculin Skin Test
Tuberculosis is an airborne disease with serious medical consequences. It is caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which belongs to ...
Study validates shorter treatment for major world infection, tuberculosis
Four months of multi-drug therapy that included rifapentine and moxifloxacin treated active tuberculosis (TB) as effectively as the standard six-month ...
TB immune response discovery could significantly reduce disease harm
A pioneering study by UCL scientists has discovered the presence of a harmful inflammatory protein in patients with symptomatic tuberculosis ...
Tuberculosis Alone and With HIV Co-Infection: Treatment Updates
In patients with a history of tuberculosis (TB), the odds of residual pulmonary impairments are 2- to 3-fold higher compared ...