Posts Tagged ‘tuberculosis’
Ouchless sugar needles deliver ‘dried’ vaccine
KING’S COLLEGE LONDON (UK) — A technique that delivers a dried live vaccine to the skin without a traditional needle could support the global fight against diseases such as HIV and malaria. Continue…
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Health & Medicine - Oct 25, 2012 15:46 - 0 Comments
3D model reveals stubborn TB’s defense
JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — A new 3D model of a tuberculosis protein opens the way to drugs that help crack the problem of super-resistant TB bacteria, the model’s developers say. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 11, 2012 10:33 - 0 Comments
For immune system, vitamin B’s the tip-off
U. MELBOURNE / MONASH U. (AUS) — Specialized immune cells recognize the vitamin B synthesized by bacteria and yeast, and this signal sets off their fight against infection, scientists say. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Aug 23, 2012 11:45 - 0 Comments
Spiral structure key to TB’s drug resistance
IOWA STATE (US) — Using X-ray crystallography, scientists have zoomed in on the tuberculosis bacterium to find out how it resists multiple drugs. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 24, 2012 11:58 - 0 Comments
Low-oxygen antibiotic stalls return of TB
U. PITTSBURGH (US) — An antibiotic that is effective in low-oxygen environments could prevent reactivation of latent tuberculosis, researchers say. (more…)
Science & Technology - May 24, 2012 11:52 - 1 Comment
TB tests misfire in cattle with parasites
U. NOTTINGHAM (UK) — Failure to eradicate bovine tuberculosis (TB) could be partly due to a parasitic worm that hinders the tests used to diagnose TB in cows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - May 23, 2012 11:46 - 0 Comments
Tiny chip could test for latent TB faster
UC DAVIS (US) — Biomedical engineers have developed a microfluidic chip to test for latent tuberculosis, which could be cheaper, faster, and more reliable than current tests. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 1, 2012 12:03 - 0 Comments
Portable device to detect disease in 30 minutes
CORNELL (US) — Researchers are developing a small detector designed to quickly identify pathogens such as tuberculosis, chlamydia, gonorrhea, and HIV. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 1, 2011 8:06 - 2 Comments
Compound defeats drug-resistant bacteria
BROWN (US) — When drugs are developed to combat infection, bacteria fight back by coming up with a deterrent. A newly developed compound makes the bacteria vulnerable again.
Health & Medicine - Apr 8, 2011 14:50 - 0 Comments
French Canadians traded furs—and TB
STANFORD (US) — Stealthy and patient, tuberculosis is able to lie dormant for decades, waiting for the right time to break out in epidemic proportions. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 5, 2010 15:18 - 1 Comment
City dwellers evolved to fend off TB
UCL (UK) — Over time, populations in areas with long urban histories have developed genetic resistance to diseases like tuberculosis and leprosy. (more…)
Science & Technology - Aug 5, 2010 15:00 - 1 Comment
Microscope a marvel for Third World countries
RICE (US)—A compact, inexpensive microscope operated by a battery is able to diagnose signs of tuberculosis on par with devices that retail for as much as $40,000. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jun 3, 2010 13:42 - 0 Comments
Migrants on the move with tuberculosis
EMORY (US)—To reduce the incidence, spread, and severity of tuberculosis, government policies must ensure that all patients have easy access to diagnosis and treatment, according to a commentary published in The Lancet. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 17, 2010 10:35 - 0 Comments
TB-blocking molecule discovered
INDIANA U. (US)—Researchers have identified a mechanism used by the tuberculosis bacterium to evade the body’s immune system and have identified a compound that blocks the bacterium’s ability to survive in the host, which could lead to new drugs to treat tuberculosis. (more…)
Society & Culture - Dec 18, 2009 16:44 - 1 Comment
Orphanages: ‘viable option’ or ‘last resort’?
DUKE (US)—Children in institutional orphanages fare as well or better than those who live in the community, new research shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 2, 2009 12:12 - 0 Comments
Enzyme offers target for curing tuberculosis
IOWA STATE (US)—Researchers have identified an enzyme that helps make tuberculosis resistant to a human’s natural defense system. Neutralizing that enzyme may someday lead to a cure for tuberculosis, a contagious disease that’s on the rise. (more…)
