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Abandoned Bones Suggest TB Wiped Out Leprosy In Battle Of Killer Diseases
February 12, 2005 — The spread of tuberculosis may have killed off leprosy in Europe in the Middle Ages, according to research published in the latest issue of the Royal Society Proceedings ... > full story -
Scientists Develop Split Green For Tagging Protein
January 11, 2005 — University of California scientists working at Los Alamos National Laboratory have developed a new protein tagging and detection system based on a process for "splitting" a green fluorescent ... > full story -
New Tuberculosis Antibiotic May Shorten Treatment Time, Fight Drug-Resistant Strains
December 20, 2004 — A new antibiotic shows promise, thus far in mice, for treating tuberculosis much faster than current drugs do, scientists report. Additional evidence indicates that the antibiotic may work against ... > full story -
Risk Of Tuberculosis Doubles In First Year Of HIV Infection
December 19, 2004 — The risk of tuberculosis infection doubles within one year of HIV infection, according to a study published in the Jan. 15 issue of The Journal of Infectious Diseases, now available online. ... > full story -
Antibiotic Rifampicin Shows Promise For Fighting Parkinson's Disease In Laboratory Tests
November 30, 2004 — Researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, have shown that rifampicin, an antibiotic used to treat leprosy and tuberculosis, can prevent the formation of protein fibrils associated with ... > full story -
A Clear View Of Mycobacterial Infection
October 30, 2004 — Fighting an infection might seem to be a battle between David and Goliath, given the relative sizes of bacterial infectious agents and the animals they infect. But on closer examination it is more ... > full story -
Scientists Discover Potential New Way To Control Drug-Resistant Bacteria
September 23, 2004 — Based on an improved understanding of bacteriophages--viruses that infect bacteria--scientists reporting in the Sept. 23 issue of the journal Nature believe they have discovered a potential new way ... > full story -
Wisconsin Chemists Find A New Chink In TB's Armor
May 10, 2004 — The family of bacteria that causes tuberculosis (TB) and leprosy are notoriously sturdy. And although the diseases they cause have been held in check for the past 50 years by antibiotics, some ... > full story -
Germany Starts Clinical Development Of A New Tuberculosis Vaccine
March 25, 2004 — To mark World Tuberculosis Day on March 24th, a consortium of business and research centres have launched a programme to develop just such a ... > full story -
WHO Sees Surge In Progress Against Tuberculosis On Eve Of Global Summit
March 24, 2004 — The number of tuberculosis patients diagnosed and treated under DOTS, the internationally recommended strategy for TB control, is now rising much faster than at any time since DOTS expansion began in ... > full story
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