Humans have been getting infected by ancient bacteria and viruses for at least 37,000 years. Now, for the first time, ...

By spinning bacteria in a controlled flow, scientists produce aligned cellulose sheets with tensile strength over 500 MPa.

By targeting a previously unexploited metabolic pathway essential for bacterial survival, the drug candidate may offer the potential to develop safer, shorter and more effective treatment regimens ...

Differentiated TB care involves tailoring services to individual needs of patients. Researchers pitch it as a model that can ...

Tulane University researchers have developed a new handheld TB test that significantly improves detection in people with HIV, ...

New drugs that target 'zombie' tuberculosis (TB) cells are now a step closer, thanks to a new study led by the University of ...

New drugs that target "zombie" tuberculosis (TB) cells are now a step closer, thanks to a new study led by the University of ...

New drugs that target 'zombie' tuberculosis (TB) cells are now a step closer, thanks to a new study led by the University of Surrey, published in ...

How accurate are low-complexity manual nucleic acid amplification tests for detecting pulmonary tuberculosis in children? - There is limited evidence that LC-mNAATs can correctly identify pulmonary ...

Tuberculosis is the world's leading infectious cause of death, killing more than one million people each year. When the antibiotic bedaquiline was introduced in 2012, it was the first new ...

A blood test can diagnose a tuberculosis (TB) infection, which is important if you are in an at-risk group or have come into contact with the bacteria. Early detection through testing is essential ...

Tuberculosis is famously a disease of poverty. People are exposed to the bacteria that causes TB in overcrowded, under ventilated spaces. This type of scene is, unfortunately, familiar to many in ...