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Two in One: Multi-Tasking Protein Provides New Approaches for Anti-Tuberculosis Drugs
February 15, 2011 — Scientists have revealed new insights into the workings of an enzyme from Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacterium that causes tuberculosis. The findings present new opportunities for developing ... > full story -
Tuberculosis in Nunavut: A Century of Failure, Experts Say
February 14, 2011 — A recent outbreak of tuberculosis in Nunavut, with a population infection rate 62 times the Canadian average, points to a need to rebuild trust in public health to combat the disease, states an ... > full story -
Homogeneous Tuberculosis Treatment Ineffective in Children, Study Suggests
February 10, 2011 — New findings indicate that the type of medications and the dosage routinely used to treat children with tuberculosis should be individualized to each young patient in order to be ... > full story -
Communication Pathways Within Proteins May Yield New Drug Targets to Stop Superbugs
January 31, 2011 — A biophysicist has developed a new method to identify communication pathways connecting distant regions within proteins. With this tool, the researcher has identified a mechanism for cooperative ... > full story -
New TB Vaccine Provides Stronger, Longer-Lasting Protection
January 25, 2011 — Researchers have found that a new vaccine strategy tested in mice provides stronger, more long-lasting protection from tuberculosis infection than the vaccine currently used in humans, known as ... > full story -
More Intensive Methods Needed to Identify TB in HIV-Prone Populations
January 14, 2011 — Identifying tuberculosis patients in Africa using passive methods is leaving many cases undiagnosed, according to researchers who studied case detection methods in HIV-prone western Kenya. ... > full story -
Antibiotic Resistance Is Not Just Genetic
January 5, 2011 — Genetic resistance to antibiotics is not the only trick bacteria use to resist eradication -- they also have a second defense strategy known as persistence that can kick in. Researchers have now ... > full story -
Evidence of Increased Lung Cancer Risk Among Tuberculosis Patients
January 2, 2011 — New research provides compelling evidence of increased lung cancer risk among people with ... > full story -
Spread of Tuberculosis in Prisons Increases the Incidence of TB in the General Population
December 21, 2010 — The risk of tuberculosis (TB) and latent TB (in which the bacteria that cause TB lie dormant but can reactivate later to cause active TB disease) is higher in the prison population than in the ... > full story -
Blame the Environment: Why Vaccines May Be Ineffective for Some People
December 1, 2010 — A new discovery may explain why a tuberculosis vaccine is not as effective for some people as anticipated, and potentially explains why other vaccines do not work as well for some as they do for ... > full story -
Iron Compounds Synthesized to Combat Tuberculosis
November 26, 2010 — Researchers have synthesized two iron compounds that inhibit the in vitro growth of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacteria that causes tuberculosis. Due their low level of toxicity in mammal cells, ... > full story -
Cancer Drug Target Is Promising Lead for New TB Treatments
November 16, 2010 — A key enzyme in Mycobacterium tuberculosis that enables the microbe to reproduce rapidly could be a golden target for new drugs against tuberculosis, according to a new study. The human equivalent of ... > full story
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