About 1.5 million people died of tuberculosis (TB) in 2017, making it the most lethal infectious disease worldwide. A growing
Category: Tuberculosis
International $6M Grant to Study HIV/TB Coinfection in Kids
About a third of us are walking around with the bacteria that causes tuberculosis (TB) in our bodies, but most
Got Resistance?
One of the greatest challenges in treating tuberculosis—the top infectious killer worldwide—is the bacterium’s ability to shapeshift rapidly and become resistant
Stanford researchers develop a simple new blood test for tuberculosis
Testing for tuberculosis is fairly straightforward in most cases, but existing tests don’t work for everyone because they require something
Tiny Earth: Advancing antibiotic discoveries through undergraduate research
More and more bacteria are becoming resistant to traditional antibiotics, and this resistance has become a focal point of research
Supercomputer Simulations Help Combat Tuberculosis (TB) Granulomas
The greatest cause of death due to infection globally is tuberculosis (TB). Two supercomputers – Comet at the San Diego Supercomputer Center
Smartphone app allows tuberculosis patients to visit doctor’s office less frequently
Tuberculosis is a terrible lung disease, which kills thousands of people every year. We do have effective treatments, however, which
Assessing the airborne survival of bacteria in aerosol droplets from coughs and sneezes
The airborne transmission of diseases including the common cold, influenza and tuberculosis is something that affects everyone with an average
Onions could fight antibiotics resistance
A type of onion could fight against antibiotic resistance in cases of tuberculosis TB, a UCL and Birkbeck-led study suggests.
Infliximab for reducing inflammation
Infliximab reduces the effects of a substance in the body that can cause inflammation. Infliximab is used to treat rheumatoid
