Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New insight into the progression of tuberculosis infection
A new study suggests it may be possible to predict which people infected with TB will develop the disease.
Sep 6, 2016
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Immunology
Tuberculosis bacteria build 'edible' havens in immune cells
Bacteria that cause tuberculosis trick immune cells meant to destroy them into hiding and feeding them instead. This is the result of a study led by researchers from NYU Langone Medical Center and published online April 18 ...
Apr 18, 2016
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Medical research
'Clogged-up' immune cells help explain smoking risk for TB
Smoking increases an individual's risk of developing tuberculosis (TB) - and makes the infection worse - because it causes vital immune cells to become clogged up, slowing their movement and impeding their ability to fight ...
Mar 24, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Blood test could transform tuberculosis diagnosis, treatment in developing countries
A simple blood test that can accurately diagnose active tuberculosis could make it easier and cheaper to control a disease that kills 1.5 million people every year.
Feb 19, 2016
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Genetics
Genetic discovery provides clues to how TB may evade the immune system
The largest genetic study of tuberculosis (TB) susceptibility to date has led to a potentially important new insight into how the pathogen manages to evade the immune system. Published today in the journal Nature Genetics, ...
Mar 16, 2015
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Medical research
Team finds key to tuberculosis resistance
The cascade of events leading to bacterial infection and the immune response is mostly understood. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying the immune response to the bacteria that causes tuberculosis have remained a ...
Mar 2, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Drugs to block angiogenesis could provide new treatment for TB
The body responds to tuberculosis infection by locking the bacterial offenders into tiny clusters of immune cells called granulomas, which are a hallmark of the disease. This containment strategy succeeds at first, but eventually ...
Nov 24, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Scientists establish proof-of-concept for host-directed tuberculosis therapy
In a new study published in Nature, scientists describe a new type of tuberculosis (TB) treatment that involves manipulating the body's response to TB bacteria rather than targeting the bacteria themselves, a concept called ...
Jun 27, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Experimental vaccine shows promise against TB meningitis
A team of Johns Hopkins researchers working with animals has developed a vaccine that prevents the virulent TB bacterium from invading the brain and causing the highly lethal condition TB meningitis, a disease that disproportionately ...
Jun 11, 2013
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Medical research
Mass spectrometry helps researchers 'watch' how antibiotics attack tuberculosis bacteria inside cells
Weill Cornell Medical College researchers report that mass spectrometry, a tool currently used to detect and measure proteins and lipids, can also now allow biologists to "see" for the first time exactly how drugs work inside ...
Nov 1, 2012
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