Study finds tuberculosis alters liver metabolism and could promote diabetes
Scientists from the University of Leicester have discovered that tuberculosis disrupts glucose metabolism in the body. The results, which have ...
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Study identifies potential new drug to treat tuberculosis
A new study published in Microbiology spectrum demonstrates that a novel semi-synthetic compound can be derived from natural compounds to ...
Immune protection against tuberculosis reinfection is provided by cells that dampen lung inflammation, study finds
The body's first line of defense against tuberculosis (TB) involves immune cells that suppress lung inflammation instead of activating it, ...
New findings on tuberculosis could change the way we treat inflammatory diseases
Tuberculosis (TB) is a daunting scourge. It is the leading cause of death from infectious disease worldwide, yet these deaths ...
Researchers report potential new treatment regimens for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis meningitis
In a preliminary study involving small numbers of humans, rabbits and mice, researchers at Johns Hopkins Children's Center say they ...
Tuberculosis vaccine reduces liver cancer tumors in mice
A UC Davis Health study found that a single dose of Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG), the tuberculosis (TB) vaccine, reduced the ...
Research links prison sentence to increase in tuberculosis
Tuberculosis, the leading cause of death from a single pathogen worldwide, causes more than 1.5 million deaths each year. New ...
Can an experimental cell phone app detect cough for tuberculosis? Scientists say “yes”
What telltale features, most of which are inaudible to the human ear, distinguish one type of cough from another? Scientists ...
Examining how T cells fight tuberculosis
The La Jolla Immunology Institute (LJI) works to guide the development of new vaccines and drug therapies for tuberculosis. Now ...
Treating tuberculosis when antibiotics no longer work
Researchers have identified new antibiotic molecules that target Mycobacterium tuberculosis and make it less pathogenic for humans. In addition, some ...
