Tobacco smoke exposure has been linked to an increased incidence of various bacterial infections beyond the respiratory ...

Every March 24, we observe World Tuberculosis Day – a grim reminder that tuberculosis continues to be one of the deadliest ...

As of early 2025, tuberculosis cases are increasing in the U.S. This disease, often shortened to TB, causes significant lung damage and, if not treated, is almost always lethal.

If global tuberculosis funding isn't restored, years of progress could be lost, mortality rates may rise and tuberculosis ...

As of early 2025, tuberculosis cases are increasing in the U.S. This disease, often shortened to TB, causes significant lung damage and, if not treated, is almost always lethal. World TB Day on March ...

On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic. According to official data, there have been ...

Under the BioVersys and GSK collaboration agreement, GSK is evaluating the early bactericidal activity (EBA) of alpibectir-ethionamide (AlpE) in a pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) trial, in combination ...

Even a mild case of measles can lead to ‘immune amnesia,’ lowering the body’s ability to fight off other illnesses.

Tuberculosis bacteria rely on a family of genes that help them survive the challenging journey from one person's lungs to another person's during coughing, sneezing or talking, according to ...

Study by MIT and others identifies genes essential for tuberculosis bacterium’s survival during airborne transmission.

At MIT, Bourouiba studies the physics of fluids and the ways in which droplet dynamics can spread particles and pathogens.

Tuberculosis relies on protective genes during airborne transmission The findings provide new drug targets for stopping the infection's spread Date: March 10, 2025 Source: Massachusetts Institute of ...