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Study provides insights into how harmful white blood cells form during tuberculosis

Insights into how harmful white blood cells form during tuberculosis infection point to novel targets for pharmacological interventions, according to a study published in the open-access journal PLOS Pathogens by Valentina Guerrini and Maria Laura Gennaro of Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, and colleagues.

31 Aug 2018

Around 8.4 million deaths occur each year from poor quality of care in low- and middle-income countries

Recent gains against the burden of illness, injury, and disability and commitment to universal health coverage are insufficient to close the enormous gaps that remain between what is achievable in human health and where global health stands today, says a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.

29 Aug 2018

New Cochrane Review assesses accuracy of Xpert in diagnosing extrapulmonary TB

In one-fifth of people with active tuberculosis, the site of disease is outside the lungs. Some forms of extrapulmonary TB, such as TB meningitis, are extremely dangerous, where a rapid diagnosis can make all the difference to a patient.

28 Aug 2018

TB Alliance initiates SimpliciTB to test if new four-drug regimen can treat most types of tuberculosis

TB Alliance has initiated a pivotal clinical trial, SimpliciTB, that will evaluate whether a new four-drug regimen can treat most types of tuberculosis including multidrug-resistant TB more quickly and effectively than currently-available treatments.

28 Aug 2018

New technique may provide continuous country-level surveillance of drug-resistant tuberculosis

Global tuberculosis control and elimination will require detailed real-time information on the location of individuals with the disease, the presence of drug resistance, and the patterns of transmission.

23 Aug 2018

Scientists gain new insight into the immune system and infections

Researchers from Sydney have found that the body contains a special structure that can act as front line soldiers in case of infections. These are the cells that could be the main agents in preserving vaccine-memory, they find.

22 Aug 2018

New method identifies communities experiencing drug-resistant tuberculosis in South Africa

Researchers at Boston Medical Center have created a near real-time surveillance method to identify communities experiencing a high burden of drug-resistant tuberculosis in South Africa using routinely collected laboratory data.

22 Aug 2018

Blood test could identify bladder cancer patients who may not benefit from immunotherapy

Patients who are unlikely to benefit from a commonly used immunotherapy for bladder cancer could be identified by a simple blood test, according to researchers at Brighton and Sussex Medical School.

21 Aug 2018

Children with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis have successful treatment outcomes, study shows

The results of a large, international systematic review published in the journal PLOS Medicine show that tuberculosis treatment is successful in children with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis. The study was used to inform the World Health Organization guidelines on treatment of MDR-TB in children.

21 Aug 2018

Researchers develop new approach to study how tuberculosis infects people

Tuberculosis is one of the top 10 causes of death worldwide. Nearly 2 million people die every year from this infectious disease, and an estimated 2 billion people are chronically infected.

17 Aug 2018

Researchers move closer to finding potential soft spot in drug-resistant tuberculosis

Antibiotic-resistant tuberculosis is a public health threat. TB and other bacteria become resistant to antibiotics by evolving genetic changes over time, which they can do quite quickly because bacterial lifecycles are short.

15 Aug 2018

Adolescent health projects receive meager percentage of global funding, study finds

Even though adolescents make up 26 percent of the population in developing countries, their health claimed a meager 1.6 percent of global development assistance between 2003 and 2016, according to a newly published study led by researchers at Harvard Medical School.

13 Aug 2018

Adolescent health programs receive only a tiny share of international aid, finds research

Melbourne's Murdoch Children's Research Institute, in partnership with Harvard Medical School, has discovered that adolescent health programs across the developing world receive only a tiny share of international aid, even though young people make up 30 percent of the population of low-income countries.

10 Aug 2018

New laboratory-synthesized molecule appears to fight malaria effectively

A novel laboratory-synthesized molecule based in natural compounds found in marine gliding bacteria - known as marinoquinolines - is a strong candidate for the development of a new antimalarial drug.

10 Aug 2018

FIND and genedrive announce study agreement to evaluate HCV ID Kit

genedrive plc, a near patient molecular diagnostics company, and the Foundation for Innovation of New Diagnostics (FIND), announced today a study agreement for the performance evaluation of genedrive plc’s hepatitis C virus (HCV) Genedrive HCV ID Kit.

10 Aug 2018

GNA Biosolutions named as winner of AACC Disruptive Technology Award

GNA Biosolutions was named the winner of the American Association of Clinical Chemistry’s (AACC) Disruptive Technology Award competition, held on Monday evening at the 70th AACC Annual Scientific Meeting & Clinical Lab Expo in Chicago, Illinois. The AACC Disruptive Technology Award recognizes innovative testing solutions that improve patient care through diagnostic performance or access to high-quality testing. GNA Biosolutions also won the audience choice award.

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Tuberculosis News and Research

Latest Tuberculosis News and Research

Study provides insights into how harmful white blood cells form during tuberculosis

Around 8.4 million deaths occur each year from poor quality of care in low- and middle-income countries

New Cochrane Review assesses accuracy of Xpert in diagnosing extrapulmonary TB

TB Alliance initiates SimpliciTB to test if new four-drug regimen can treat most types of tuberculosis

New technique may provide continuous country-level surveillance of drug-resistant tuberculosis

Scientists gain new insight into the immune system and infections

New method identifies communities experiencing drug-resistant tuberculosis in South Africa

Blood test could identify bladder cancer patients who may not benefit from immunotherapy

Children with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis have successful treatment outcomes, study shows

Researchers develop new approach to study how tuberculosis infects people

Researchers move closer to finding potential soft spot in drug-resistant tuberculosis

Adolescent health projects receive meager percentage of global funding, study finds

Adolescent health programs receive only a tiny share of international aid, finds research

New laboratory-synthesized molecule appears to fight malaria effectively

FIND and genedrive announce study agreement to evaluate HCV ID Kit

GNA Biosolutions named as winner of AACC Disruptive Technology Award

Study reveals cellular pathway used by Ebola virus to enter cells

Clinical trial to use stem cell transplants for treating Crohn's disease

Researchers shed new light on how bacteria sense nutrients in their environment

Alcohol increases mortality in young mice infected with tuberculosis-causing bacterium

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