In a lab in the heart of Boston, professor Bree Aldridge leads a team of researchers trying to understand a threat that is ...

Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) has presented three scientific research projects contributing to the fight against tuberculosis, the leading cause of death from infectious disease in the world ...

An experimental drug now in clinical trials as a cancer treatment could help boost the power of first-line tuberculosis (TB) treatments by helping infected cells die a gentler death, investigators ...

Having read John Green's latest book, Everything is Tuberculosis, twice, I have no choice but to say, "Yeah, everything is ...

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Blog - While likely years away from widespread use, a test for TB that relies on a simple tongue swab instead of a person having to cough up sputum is showing promise. Spotlight takes stock of how the ...

Tuberculosis is a disease primarily caused by the pathogenic bacteria mycobacterium tuberculosis, but can also be caused by other mycobacteria. These rod-shaped microorganisms can be found in soil and ...

This point-of-care device is the first to detect Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) DNA in saliva, in addition to blood and sputum samples. Saliva is easier to obtain than blood or sputum ...

For his final stop on tour for his new book “Everything is Tuberculosis,” John Green spoke with Dr. Chetan Seshadri, director of the Seattle Tuberculosis Research Advancement Center ...

Now, Tulane University scientists have developed a new artificial intelligence-based method that more accurately detects genetic markers of antibiotic resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis and ...

Tuberculosis (TB), caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis ... TB-LAM in urine, liquid culture, and Xpert Ultra from sputum," he adds. A more sensitive test in advanced stages of HIV The ...