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Cases Of Extensively Drug-Resistant TB Declining Each Year In The US, But New Cases Still
November 11, 2008 — A new report suggests that the number of cases of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis in the U.S. has declined in the past fifteen years, but new cases continue to be reported. Researchers note ... > full story -
XDR-TB: Deadlier And More Mysterious Than Ever
November 6, 2008 — New research has found that extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis is increasingly common and more deadly than previously known. Extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis is a growing public health ... > full story -
How Tuberculosis Might Be Thwarting Immune System: Proteomics Study Yields Clues
November 5, 2008 — A link between the immune system and the self-cleaning system by which biological cells rid themselves of obsolete or toxic parts may one day yield new weapons in the fight against tuberculosis and ... > full story -
Parasites That Live Inside Cells Use Loophole To Thwart Immune System
November 3, 2008 — Scientists have discovered a mechanism by which intracellular pathogens can shut down one of the body's key chemical weapons against them: nitric ... > full story -
Persistent Bacterial Infection Exploits Killing Machinery Of Immune Cells
November 2, 2008 — A new study reveals an important and newly discovered pathway used by disease-causing bacteria to evade the host immune system and survive and grow within the very cells meant to destroy them. This ... > full story -
Health-Care Barriers For Undocumented Immigrants: Raising Tuberculosis Risk?
October 29, 2008 — A new study raises the question, do barriers to health care for undocumented immigrants increase the public health risk of ... > full story -
Safer, More Effective TB Vaccine For HIV-Positive People Developed
October 23, 2008 — Scientists have engineered a new tuberculosis vaccine specifically designed for HIV-positive people that was shown to be safer and more potent than the current TB vaccine in pre-clinical ... > full story -
Vaccine Type That Holds Promise In Protecting Against TB Identified
October 20, 2008 — A recombinant vaccine against tuberculosis shows promise, researchers find. The investigational vaccine for TB appears likely to offer significantly better protection against the potentially fatal ... > full story -
Out Of Mesopotamia: Evolutionary History Of Tuberculosis
October 17, 2008 — The evolutionary timing and spread of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC), one of the most successful groups of bacterial pathogens, remains largely unknown. Using mycobacterial tandem ... > full story -
New Natural Products Act Against Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria
October 17, 2008 — A group of antibiotic natural products points to a new mode of action against pathogenic bacteria. Isolated from myxobacteria, the substances prevent an enzyme of the pathogens from being able to ... > full story
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