In 17th and 18th century Europe it was known as “consumption,” and was commonly depicted in literature and opera. Marguerite, the heroine of the novel The Lady of the Camelias and the opera La ...

Dr. Carpenter is researching how T cells respond to tuberculosis in the hopes of preventing active TB disease.

Enzymes known as kinases play a critical role in cell growth, metabolism and signaling in a multitude of organisms across the ...

The Treatment Action Group says the 22 TB projects whose funding was suspended by NIH don't involve "gain-of-function" ...

Feline astroviruses (FeAstVs) have been increasingly detected in cats in recent years, yet their isolation and pathogenicity remain poorly characterized. In this study, we screened 86 feline diarrheal ...

In Germany, it is often overlooked that diseases once thought to be defeated, like tuberculosis, still exist and that the number of cases has recently increased. Worldwide, about a quarter of the ...

Alsayed, S.S.R. and Gunosewoyo, H. (2023) Tuberculosis Pathogenesis, Current Treatment Regimens and New Drug Targets. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 24 ...

Ear tuberculosis, a rare form of extrapulmonary tuberculosis caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, predominantly affects the middle ear. Common symptoms include otorrhea, hearing loss, and facial ...

The design and optimization of a surface plasmon resonance (SPR) biosensor for very sensitive detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis are presented in this work. Using the transfer matrix method (TMM) ...

By analyzing ancient DNA, scientists determined when, where and how our ancestors got sick from infectious diseases.