Items tagged with Scientific research

Scientists shed light on action of key TB drug (post)

A new study led by scientists at the University of Birmingham has shed fresh light on how a key front-line drug kills the tuberculosis bacterium.

Scientists reveal how TB bacteria import vitamin B12 to grow (post)

Researchers from Russia, the Netherlands, Sweden, and the U.S. have revealed the structure of the protein responsible for vitamin B12 import into the cells of the bacterium that causes tuberculosis. The research findings were published in Nature.

Latest TB research publications (post)

TAGline May 2020: Realizing the Right to Science (post)

Treatment Action Group released the May 2020 edition of TAGline, focused on the right to science.

Compendium of research projects at the interface of TB and COVID-19 (post)

The World Health Organization Global TB Program is collating information on ongoing research projects at the interface of TB and COVID-19, with a view to support collaboration among researchers, as well as with policy makers.

COVID-19 could accelerate activation of dormant TB (post)

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has thrown much of the world into disarray, with over 4 million people reported infected and well over 282,000 deaths. A new study published on the preprint server bioRxiv* in May 2020 suggests that the long-term impact of the virus could include activation of dormant bacterial infections like tuberculosis (TB).  

How blocking iron drives the lung immune system to control infection (post)

Although COVID-19 commands the headlines today, tuberculosis (TB) remains the biggest infection killer in the world and multiple drug resistant TB, which does not respond to regular antibiotics, continues to be a major threat to global health.

Fighting TB with light and sound (post)

A UK-wide research team, led by the Schools of Physics and Astronomy and Medicine at the University of St Andrews, has developed an innovative way to monitor the reaction of living bacteria to antibiotics using lasers and sound.

Biomarker signature found for TB infection (post)

A group of leading Australian researchers have uncovered a unique blood-based biomarker signature in individuals infected by tuberculosis (TB).

Latest TB research publications (post)