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Tufts University researchers’ approach uncovers how TB treatments can best work together at the cellular level to speed better cures Tuberculosis (TB) is the world’s deadliest infectious disease—and ...

EtfD serves as a wire that connects fatty acid metabolism to the electron transport chain by transferring electrons from one process to the other. Alt text: “A structural illustration of the EtfD ...

A new study uncovers vulnerabilities in drug-resistant TB, offering hope for improved treatments. Rutgers Health research has uncovered why a relatively new antibiotic for tuberculosis (TB) works ...

Alcohol consumption and prioritising work are contributing to the high prevalence of tuberculosis (TB) among men in Kenya. Data from the National Tuberculosis, Leprosy and Lung Disease Programme shows ...

Scientists discovered genes in the tuberculosis bacterium that becomes essential for the pathogen's survival when it's exposed to air through coughing. These genes could be targets for new therapies ...

Tuberculosis is both curable and preventable, yet each year, it still kills more people than any other infectious disease. One reason is that current treatments hinge on rifampicin, an antibiotic that ...

For over a century, tuberculosis was diagnosed using a sputum sample, a microscope and a trained eye. But smear microscopy was a blunt tool, with barely 50% sensitivity, missing one in two cases.

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As Kansas deals with an ongoing tuberculosis outbreak – the largest in recorded history in the United States – you might be wondering if the threat of TB could make its way to Delaware. Here’s what we ...