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Key to TB Cure Could Lie Underwater
March 7, 2013 — Researchers are collecting actinomycete bacteria from water throughout the world in a hunt for new ... > full story -
Wolf in Sheep's Clothing: Uncovering How Deadly Bacteria Trick the Immune System
February 28, 2013 — A new study demonstrates how bacteria can pretend to be a virus and trick the immune system into sending out the wrong type of defense. Such manipulation sheds light on how the flu may make us more ... > full story -
‘Stressed’ Bacteria Become Resistant to Antibiotics
February 21, 2013 — Bacteria become resistant to antibiotics when stressed, finds new research. In particular E. coli grown at high temperatures become resistant to rifampicin. It is generally thought that antibiotic ... > full story -
Scientists Unveil Secrets of Important Natural Antibiotic
February 21, 2013 — An international team of scientists has discovered how an important natural antibiotic called dermcidin, produced by our skin when we sweat, is a highly efficient tool to fight tuberculosis germs and ... > full story -
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Whole Genome Sequencing Better at Tracing TB Outbreaks Than Standard Test
February 12, 2013 — A new form of genetic testing of the bacteria that causes tuberculosis can provide better information on TB transmission and also trace TB outbreaks more accurately than the current standard test, ... > full story -
TB Infection Rates Set to 'Turn Clock Back to 1930s'
February 11, 2013 — Tuberculosis looks set to defy concerted efforts to treat it successfully with powerful drugs, turning the clock back to the 1930s, warn ... > full story -
Novel Pathway for a Mucosal TB Vaccine
January 31, 2013 — A new pathway for improving vaccines against tuberculosis has been discovered by ... > full story -
Tuberculosis: WHO-Endorsed Test Offers Rapid Detection
January 31, 2013 — A diagnostic test for tuberculosis (TB) can accurately and quickly detect both TB and drug-resistant strains, according to a new study. The authors of a new systematic review assessing the diagnostic ... > full story -
Tuberculosis May Lurk in Bone Marrow Stem Cells of Infected Patients
January 30, 2013 — Tuberculosis is a devastating disease that kills nearly 2 million people worldwide each year. Now, in a classic case of bench-to-bedside research, scientists have discovered a possible reason for the ... > full story -
COPD Patients at Risk of Dangerous Bacterial Infections
January 16, 2013 — It is well known that COPD patients run a higher risk of contracting respiratory infections. However, a new thesis shows that they are also at higher risk of other bacterial infections, such as ... > full story
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