Study reveals how tuberculosis exploits immune defenses to promote infection
Scientists have made a discovery that helps explain why humans and animals are so susceptible to contracting tuberculosis(TB)…
Key protein in the tuberculosis bacterium helps protect itself from foreign DNA
Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), with collaborators from the Institute of Mathematical Sciences (IMSc), have…
New method measures how effectively antibiotics kill bacteria
Drugs that act against bacteria are mainly assessed based on how well they inhibit bacterial growth under laboratory…
One-two punch could take out tough tuberculosis
Share this Article You are free to share this article under the Attribution 4.0 International license. A new…
High-dose rifampicin does not improve survival in tuberculosis meningitis
Each year, 11 million people worldwide develop tuberculosis, and about 1.4 million die from it. Meningitis occurs in…
New analysis reveals fundamental flaws in widely used measures of biological aging
A landmark review published today in Genomic Psychiatry challenges researchers to fundamentally reconsider how the field measures and…
A case report of pancreatic tuberculosis: arterial infusion of isoniazid as an adjunct to oral antituberculosis medications has demonstrated promising therapeutic efficacy | BMC Infectious Diseases
Currently, the treatment regimen for pancreatic tuberculosis, like that for abdominal tuberculosis, generally follows the protocols used for…
Global tuberculosis diagnoses rise to a record, but deaths fall, WHO reports
NEW YORK (AP) — The number of people diagnosed with tuberculosis worldwide rose again last year, eclipsing 2023’s…
Multi-view deep learning framework for the detection of chest X-rays compatible with pediatric pulmonary tuberculosis
Multi-view deep learning framework for pediatric TB-compatible CXR detection The framework proposed (see Fig. 1-II) is a multi-view pipeline…
Health minister hails new HIV prevention jab but warns of limited supply
JOHANNESBURG — JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa’s health minister on Tuesday called lenacapavir, the first twice-yearly HIV prevention…
Global health study warns of rising youth deaths amid declining overall mortality
Global mortality rates are falling but not among youths and young adults, according to the latest Global Burden…
Rare spacecraft bacterium found to evade detection by playing dead
A rare microorganism found in an unexpected environment may be evading detection by “playing dead,” according to microbiologists…