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Tuberculosis (TB)
Tuberculosis (TB): is an contagious disease usually caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) bacteria. Tuberculosis generally affects the lungs, but can also affect other parts of the body.
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JAN 16, 2018Immunology
Scientists are looking for a new and improved vaccine to prevent tuberculosis (TB). Fortunately, a new approach might en ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 24, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the deadliest infections in the world. Part of the problem is the extended period of ti ...SEP 05, 2017Microbiology
New work suggests that a TB vaccine might be doing more good than we knew, and should be used in areas with TB outbreaks ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 24, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Tuberculosis is a deadly bacterial infection that is among the top ten causes of death in the world, according to the Wo ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 20, 2017Microbiology
Researchers got encouraging results from a tuberculosis vaccine they created with a clever idea. They used natural spher ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 02, 2017Microbiology
In a study published in Nature Chemical Biology, researchers demonstrated that an herbal remedy used for centuries in Ch ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 10, 2016Microbiology
Did you know that bacteria can treat cancer? Well, in a roundabout way, at least. Since the 1970s, Mycobacterium bovis h ...Written By: Kerry EvansJUL 31, 2016Videos
The Africa Health Research Institute has been established to fight both HIV and tuberculosis (TB) in South Africa and be ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 01, 2016Immunology
Autophagy is a natural process that occurs in the body to remove defective proteins, potentially misfolded or aggregated ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 07, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Bodies found in a 200 year-old Hungarian crypt have revealed secrets of how tuberculosis (TB) took hold in 18th century ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeAPR 07, 2015Immunology
Modern humans have been blamed for killing off the Neanderthals by out competing them, breeding with them and even outri ...Written By: Robert WoodardMAR 31, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have identified blood-based biomarkers in patients with active tuberculosis (ATB) that could lead to new blo ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 25, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have for the first time used DNA sequencing to trace the fatal spread of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis bet ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 18, 2015Genetics & Genomics
The largest genetic study of tuberculosis (TB) susceptibility to date has led to a potentially important new insight int ...Written By: Ilene Schneider
JAN 16, 2018
Immunology
Scientists are looking for a new and improved vaccine to prevent tuberculosis (TB). Fortunately, a new approach might en
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 24, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the deadliest infections in the world. Part of the problem is the extended period of ti
...
SEP 05, 2017
Microbiology
New work suggests that a TB vaccine might be doing more good than we knew, and should be used in areas with TB outbreaks
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 24, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Tuberculosis is a deadly bacterial infection that is among the top ten causes of death in the world, according to the Wo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 20, 2017
Microbiology
Researchers got encouraging results from a tuberculosis vaccine they created with a clever idea. They used natural spher
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 02, 2017
Microbiology
In a study published in Nature Chemical Biology, researchers demonstrated that an herbal remedy used for centuries in Ch
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 10, 2016
Microbiology
Did you know that bacteria can treat cancer? Well, in a roundabout way, at least. Since the 1970s, Mycobacterium bovis h
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JUL 31, 2016
Videos
The Africa Health Research Institute has been established to fight both HIV and tuberculosis (TB) in South Africa and be
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 01, 2016
Immunology
Autophagy is a natural process that occurs in the body to remove defective proteins, potentially misfolded or aggregated
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 07, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
Bodies found in a 200 year-old Hungarian crypt have revealed secrets of how tuberculosis (TB) took hold in 18th century
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
APR 07, 2015
Immunology
Modern humans have been blamed for killing off the Neanderthals by out competing them, breeding with them and even outri
...
Written By:
Robert Woodard
MAR 31, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have identified blood-based biomarkers in patients with active tuberculosis (ATB) that could lead to new blo
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAR 25, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have for the first time used DNA sequencing to trace the fatal spread of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis bet
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAR 18, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
The largest genetic study of tuberculosis (TB) susceptibility to date has led to a potentially important new insight int
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider