Scientists at Trinity College Dublin and St James's Hospital, Dublin, have discovered how vitamin A drives the lung immune system to deal with tuberculosis (TB). The findings have just been published in a top respiratory ...
Jun 13, 2018
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Field trials for a vaccination to protect cattle against bovine tuberculosis (bovine TB) would need to involve 500 herds – potentially as many as 75,000-100,000 cattle – to demonstrate cost effectiveness for farmers, ...
Jun 7, 2018
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Research carried out by St George's, University of London into tuberculosis treatments has clearly shown the 'persistent bacteria' that make treating the disease so difficult for the first time, using a new combination therapy.
Jun 1, 2018
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The informal settlement of Khayelitsha in Cape Town is the latest site of a multi country trial that aims to transform the treatment for drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB).
May 28, 2018
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Rats are able to detect whether a child has tuberculosis (TB), and are much more successful at doing this than a commonly used basic microscopy test. These are the results of research led by Georgies Mgode of the Sokoine ...
Apr 9, 2018
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A new blood test has been found to more accurately predict the development of tuberculosis up to two years before its onset in people living with someone with active TB, according to research published online in the American ...
Apr 6, 2018
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Take two tablets and a selfie? Your doctor's orders may one day include a smartphone video to make sure you took your medicine.
Mar 28, 2018
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Tuberculosis (TB) is a disease that kills more people due to a bacterial infection than any other disease in the world.
Mar 23, 2018
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A one-month antibiotic regimen to prevent active tuberculosis (TB) disease was at least as safe and effective as the standard nine-month therapy for people living with HIV, according to the results of a large international ...
Mar 5, 2018
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Since the 1970s, millions of women have appreciated the ease of a urine-based home pregnancy test to find out if their family is about to grow.
Jan 17, 2018
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