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Scientists make advancement in fight against TB
Washington, Mar 6: Researchers at University of Leicester have made advancement in the fight against TB by isolating two proteins from the bacterium that can be a potential target to avoid its...
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Researchers uncover how TB turns immune against only available treatment
Washington, Mar 13: University of Leicester researchers have made a breakthrough in the fight against tuberculosis by finding how the TB bacterium becomes resistant to one of the only available...
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Indian researchers identify new drug targets for TB
Washington, May 7 : Indian researchers from University of Hyderabad have identified an iron transport mechanism of TB causing bacteria, which can be a potential target for developing drugs for treating...
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Here’s how TB bacteria hide and multiply in the human body
Washington, May 15: Canadian scientists have gained important insights into the process whereby tuberculosis (TB) bacteria hide and multiply in the human body, and are now endeavouring to devise a way...
View ArticleBoosting immune response may help older patients fight TB
Washington, June 10 : Researchers from Ohio State University have revealed that boosting the immune system in elderly people is the most effective way to help them fight against tuberculosis.Joanne...
View ArticleClosely observing the first two patients may help predict TB Outbreaks
Washington, July 2 : Outbreaks of tuberculosis (TB) can be predicted just by observing certain characteristics of the first two patients, says a study report.The study suggests that if the first two...
View ArticleScientists uncover new target for potential treatment of TB
Washington, July 4: Scientists have revealed a new target for the potential treatment of tuberculosis, by identifying several molecules that could be developed into drugs to treat the deadly infectious...
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Kids crucial part of tuberculosis control efforts
Washington, Aug 19 : Including kids in the evaluation of tuberculosis treatment is crucial, according to a new study.William Burman from the Denver Public Health and the University of Colorado Health...
View ArticleIndian-origin researcher’s aggressive cocktail shows promise for...
London, August 25: An Indian-origin researchers in the U. S. says that a cure for drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) is possible with a combination of at least five drugs. Dr. Salmaan Keshavjee of...
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New TB vaccine enters clinical trial in Germany
Washington, September 12 : A promising live vaccine against tuberculosis has begun safety testing on volunteers in the first phase of clinical trials in Neuss, Germany.The vaccine called ‘VPM1002’ has...
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New drug found to effectively fight latent TB
Washington, Sept 13: A new study by an Indian-origin scientist has shown that an investigative drug, called R207910, can effectively fight against latent bacteria that causes tuberculosis (TB).read more
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TB bacterium uses sugar coat to become attractive to lung cells
Washington, September 30: Ohio State University researchers have found that the most common strain of TB bacteria, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, has learnt to coat itself with a sugar called mannose,...
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Researchers make groundbreaking TB vaccine breakthrough
Washington, Oct 8: Groundbreaking research by Welsh scientists is being used to develop a more effective vaccine against TB.A team of researchers at Aberystwyth University has discovered a protein,...
View ArticleTB found in 9,000yr-old skeletons may be the earliest disease cases
Washington, October 15: Detailed analyses of the bones excavated from a 9000 year-old Pre-Pottery Neolithic village, submerged off the coast of Haifa in Israel, have provided confirmatory evidence of...
View ArticleHuman Bones Shows -‘Tuberculosis’ Older Than Previously Thought
On Wednesday, researchers said that tuberculosis is at least 3,000 years older than previously thought. They have discovered the disease in 9,000 year-old human bones found off the coast of Israel....
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TB-bacteria linked to bone infections
Washington, Oct 18 : A newly described species of bacteria related to the tuberculosis pathogen has been found to cause bone infections—a discovery that may pave the way for better diagnosis and...
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TB prevalence more common among elderly, HIV patients
Washington, Mar 25 : The highest death rates from tuberculosis (TB) are among those aged over 50 or infected with HIV, concludes a new study.The study by the Barcelona Public Health Agency has been...
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New vaccine strategy tested in mice shows promise against TB
London, Jan 26: A research team has found that a new vaccine strategy tested in mice provides stronger, more long-lasting protection from tuberculosis (TB) infection than the vaccine currently used in...
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Faster body metabolism renders TB drugs ineffective
Washington, Jan 4 - Tuberculosis (TB) which becomes resistent to multi-drugs is not caused by irregular doses, as is widely believed, but by speedy drug metabolism, according to a US study.The body...
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Central team to probe drug resistant TB cases in Mumbai
New Delhi, Jan 17 - With a Mumbai hospital reporting the first case of total drug resistant (TDR) tuberculosis (TB) in the country, the health ministry Tuesday sent a team to Mumbai to ascertain facts...
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