Scientists unveil the complex molecular structure that causes lethal infections by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb). Their findings might have implications for potential therapies against ...

Tuberculosis remains a serious health threat worldwide. There were 9.4 million new cases of tuberculosis and 1.7 million deaths in 2009. 1 Although this disease can be cured by drug treatment, the ...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Gross anatomy reveals three-dimensional shapes of pathology at a large scale. Histology, in contrast, reveals the microscopic anatomy of biological structures. But that ...

Gross anatomy reveals three-dimensional shapes of pathology at a large scale. Histology, in contrast, reveals the microscopic anatomy of biological structures. But that magnification comes at a cost - ...

MicroCT of infected human lung tissue, along with histology and immunohistochemistry, was used to construct images of TB granulomas, airways and vasculature. For 70 years, clinicians thought they knew ...

AN outbreak of tuberculosis was noted in the fall of 1963 among medical students and employees of a northeastern medical center. Between September, 1962, and March, 1964, 27 cases of tuberculosis were ...

Every year, 10 million people contract tuberculosis (TB), a disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), and approximately 1.5 million patients succumb to the disease. Treatment ...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – For 70 years, clinicians thought they knew the shape of tuberculosis granulomas in the lungs of patients. Histology — the study of microscopic structures in thin slices of lung ...