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Many European countries lack comprehensive policy to eliminate viral hepatitis

Many European countries lack a comprehensive policy to eliminate viral hepatitis as a major public health threat, according to a patient group-based survey implemented in 25 countries.

18 Apr 2018

New blood test accurately predicts development of TB two years before onset

A new blood test has been found to more accurately predict the development of tuberculosis up to two years before its onset in people living with someone with active TB, according to research published online in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, an American Thoracic Society journal.

6 Apr 2018

Poverty linked to increased risk of death and disability from NCDs in lower income countries

Poverty increases the risk of death and disability from non-communicable diseases, such as cancer, heart disease, stroke and diabetes in low- and middle-income countries, a new systematic review shows. Researchers also found evidence that developing an NCD increases the risk of falling into poverty in these countries.

5 Apr 2018

Combined treatment prolongs survival in mouse models of malignant mesothelioma

Combined treatment with two cancer immunotherapy drugs - one a novel immune modulator and one that focuses and activates the antitumor immune response - significantly prolonged survival in mouse models of the aggressive cancer malignant mesothelioma.

2 Apr 2018

New $3.2 million grant funds research to advance promising malaria vaccine

The Global Health Innovative Technology Fund has awarded the University of Florida and partners in the United States and Japan $3.2 million to advance a promising vaccine to prevent transmission of malaria.

29 Mar 2018

Researchers develop unique technology to overcome global antibiotic resistance crisis

A British nanotech company has created a potentially life-changing technology that aims to overcome the global crisis of antibiotic resistance.

23 Mar 2018

Whole Genome Sequencing used as diagnostic solution for TB

Public Health England has announced that Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS) is now being used to identify different strains of tuberculosis (TB).

From Genomics England 20 Mar 2018

One-month antibiotic regimen to prevent TB as safe, effective as nine-month therapy for HIV patients

A one-month antibiotic regimen to prevent active tuberculosis (TB) disease was at least as safe and effective as the standard nine-month therapy for people living with HIV, according to the results of a large international clinical trial.

6 Mar 2018

Demographic characteristics can help identify immigrants at high risk of TB in Canada

Demographic characteristics can help identify groups of immigrants in Canada at high risk of tuberculosis, according to new research in CMAJ.

26 Feb 2018

Researchers create algorithm to reduce spread of infectious diseases

Public outreach campaigns can prevent the spread of devastating yet treatable diseases such as tuberculosis (TB), malaria and gonorrhea. But ensuring these campaigns effectively reach undiagnosed patients, who may unknowingly spread the disease to others, is a major challenge for cash-strapped public health agencies.

21 Feb 2018

Texas Biomed and The Children’s Hospital of San Antonio join forces to cure mysterious condition

Texas Biomedical Research Institute and The Children's Hospital of San Antonio have joined forces to cure a mysterious condition called Kawasaki disease.

15 Feb 2018

Measles vaccination provides child survival benefits beyond protecting against infection

In the largest study to date on children in a low/ middle-income country, new research in Ghana finds that the timing of a measles vaccine in an overall vaccination schedule can have a profound impact on child survival rates beyond protecting against measles infection.

12 Feb 2018

Far-UVC light may offer solution to eradicating airborne flu viruses

Continuous low doses of far ultraviolet C light can kill airborne flu viruses without harming human tissues, according to a new study at the Center for Radiological Research at Columbia University Irving Medical Center.

9 Feb 2018

WHO's new surveillance data reveals widespread occurrence of antibiotic resistance

WHO's first release of surveillance data on antibiotic resistance reveals high levels of resistance to a number of serious bacterial infections in both high- and low-income countries.

29 Jan 2018

New vaccine approach offers effective protection against tuberculosis

A unique platform that resulted in a promising HIV vaccine has also led to a new, highly effective vaccine against tuberculosis that is moving toward testing in humans.

18 Jan 2018

Kessler Foundation wins $735,000 grant for training rehabilitation researchers

Guang Yue, PhD, director of Human Performance and Engineering Research at Kessler Foundation, has been awarded a $735,000 grant from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research.

18 Jan 2018

Guts of surfers more likely to be colonized by antibiotic-resistant bacteria, study reveals

Regular surfers and bodyboarders are three times more likely to have antibiotic resistant E. coli in their guts than non-surfers, new research has revealed.

15 Jan 2018

Researchers discover new weapon to combat tuberculosis

Tuberculosis (TB), an infectious disease which attacks the lungs, claims someone's life every 20 seconds and 1.5 million lives worldwide every year.

11 Jan 2018

Researchers discover cluster of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis pathogens

Between February and November 2016, the Institute of Medical Microbiology at the University of Zurich discovered a multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis in eight refugees arriving in Europe from the Horn of Africa.

9 Jan 2018

Study suggests vitamin C enhances tuberculosis drugs effectiveness

A new study conducted by researchers at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, proposed the use of vitamin C together with tuberculosis drugs for rapid eradication of the disease-causing pathogens. The studies were carried out on mice and in tissue cultures and the results have been published in the journal of American Society for Microbiology, Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy.

5 Jan 2018

Tuberculosis News and Research

Latest Tuberculosis News and Research

Many European countries lack comprehensive policy to eliminate viral hepatitis

New blood test accurately predicts development of TB two years before onset

Poverty linked to increased risk of death and disability from NCDs in lower income countries

Combined treatment prolongs survival in mouse models of malignant mesothelioma

New $3.2 million grant funds research to advance promising malaria vaccine

Researchers develop unique technology to overcome global antibiotic resistance crisis

Whole Genome Sequencing used as diagnostic solution for TB

One-month antibiotic regimen to prevent TB as safe, effective as nine-month therapy for HIV patients

Demographic characteristics can help identify immigrants at high risk of TB in Canada

Researchers create algorithm to reduce spread of infectious diseases

Texas Biomed and The Children’s Hospital of San Antonio join forces to cure mysterious condition

Measles vaccination provides child survival benefits beyond protecting against infection

Far-UVC light may offer solution to eradicating airborne flu viruses

WHO's new surveillance data reveals widespread occurrence of antibiotic resistance

New vaccine approach offers effective protection against tuberculosis

Kessler Foundation wins $735,000 grant for training rehabilitation researchers

Guts of surfers more likely to be colonized by antibiotic-resistant bacteria, study reveals

Researchers discover new weapon to combat tuberculosis

Researchers discover cluster of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis pathogens

Study suggests vitamin C enhances tuberculosis drugs effectiveness

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