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Trial Signals Major Milestone in Hunt for New TB Drugs
July 23, 2012 — A novel approach to discover the first new tuberculosis (TB) combination drug regimen cleared a major hurdle when Phase II clinical trial results found it could kill more than 99 percent of patients' ... > full story -
TB Treatment Paradox: Mouse Studies Show Body's Own Response Helps TB Bacteria Survive
June 28, 2012 — Inhibiting a key immune response in mice during initial multi-drug treatment for tuberculosis could -- paradoxically -- shorten treatment time for the highly contagious lung infection according to ... > full story -
From the Mouths of Monkeys: Swab Technique Spots Tuberculosis in Non-Human Primates
June 21, 2012 — A new technique detected the first published evidence of tuberculosis pathogens in the mouths of macaques living near people in six Asian countries. The method analyses mouth swabs from monkeys to ... > full story -
Kill the Germs, Spare the Ears: Encouraging Study Shows How
June 11, 2012 — The world needs new antibiotics to overcome the ever-increasing resistance of disease-causing bacteria – but it doesn’t need the side effect that comes with some of the most powerful ones ... > full story -
Growing Presence of Drug–resistant Tuberculosis Fuels Need for More Screening
June 6, 2012 — Experts in the prevention and treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis are calling for increased screening and more rapid testing of the 9 million people worldwide estimated to be infected each ... > full story -
Titan Cells Protect Cryptococcus
May 28, 2012 — Giant cells called "titan cells" protect the fungus Cryptococcus neoformans during infection, according researchers. Scientists believe their discovery could help develop new ways to fight infections ... > full story -
New TB Test Promises to Be Cheap and Fast
May 22, 2012 — Biomedical engineers have developed a microfluidic chip to test for latent tuberculosis. They hope the test will be cheaper, faster and more reliable than current testing for the ... > full story -
Experimental Vaccine Elicits Robust Response Against Both HIV and Tuberculosis, Study Suggests
May 21, 2012 — Clinician researchers have developed a vaccine that acts simultaneously against HIV-1 and M. tuberculosis). An estimated 14 million people worldwide are coinfected with the two ... > full story -
Possible Connection Between Air Pollution and Tuberculosis Susceptibility
April 13, 2012 — Researchers have determined a possible link between exposure to a component of urban air pollution and a change in the function of immune cells that protect against the bacteria that cause ... > full story -
Two Drugs Already on the Market Show Promise Against Tuberculosis
March 26, 2012 — A two-drug combination is one of the most promising advances in decades for the treatment of tuberculosis (TB) — a disease that kills 2 million people annually — a scientist has reported. ... > full story
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