Researchers say more study is needed, but early results suggest the century-old vaccine could become a powerful new tool in ...

Infants who received BCG [bacille Calmette-Guérin] vaccination at birth had protection against tuberculosis into early childhood, but that protection largely disappeared in only a few years, according ...

Every day, thousands of Americans prick their fingers and stab their legs, bellies and buttocks four, five—maybe even 10 times a day. The CDC estimates more than 30 million people in the U.S. have ...

Researchers in Boston are working to determine if an old tuberculosis vaccine could be the key to treating type 1 diabetes.

A recent study found that markers of platelet activity are increased in plasma of patients with pulmonary tuberculosis and these are then normalized with antimycobacterial treatment. The researchers ...

Australian medical researchers from the Centenary Institute and the University of Sydney have successfully developed and tested a new type of vaccine targeting tuberculosis (TB), the world's top ...

Genitourinary tuberculosis (GUTB) is a type of tuberculosis that affects the urinary system, genital organs, or both. It can lead to symptoms such as pain, blood in urine, or increased urinary ...

This chart shows the share of people diagnosed with tuberculosis (TB) who were cured/completed their treatment, by TB type (in %)*.

Background. Extensive immunopathology occurs in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/tuberculosis (TB) coinfection, but the underlying molecular mechanisms are not well-defined. Excessive matrix ...

LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — Dr. Lu Huang, PhD at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), and his team are on the cusp of examining a specific type of cell in our lungs that plays a role in ...

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Global Tuberculosis Diagnostics Market, 2017 to 2025" report has been added to Research and Markets' offering. The global tuberculosis diagnostics market was valued at ...