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Advancing vaccine adjuvants: exploring cutting-edge platforms for improved immunization

A group of authors summarized adjuvant mechanisms, characteristics, and applications, seeking to overcome current vaccine limitations.

21 Jul 2023

Sex-based differences in Lyme disease symptoms and outcomes

Women with Lyme disease take longer to get diagnosed, have more severe symptoms and experience higher rates of disability when compared to men.

19 Jul 2023

New biosensor could quickly and inexpensively identify people at risk for osteoporosis

As life expectancy increases worldwide, age-associated diseases such as osteoporosis are having an increasing impact.

19 Jul 2023

Study identifies potential immune biomarker for pulmonary tuberculosis: a step towards early detection

Researchers have identified a potential immune biomarker associated with pulmonary TB in active patients compared to controls.

19 Jul 2023

AI and infection control: preventing infectious disease outbreaks and pandemics

Researchers discussed the role of artificial intelligence (AI) in preventing outbreaks of infectious diseases and future pandemics.

19 Jul 2023

Unraveling the consequences: COVID-19's devastating effect on the TB care cascade

Researchers evaluated the impact of coronavirus disease 2019 on the tuberculosis care cascade.

17 Jul 2023

Conditional cash transfer programs linked to reduction in child mortality in Latin America

Over the past two decades, conditional cash transfer programmes have led to a 24% reduction in child mortality in Brazil, Mexico and Ecuador, equivalent to more than 700,000 child deaths averted, according to an impact evaluation study led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), an institution supported by "la Caixa" Foundation.

14 Jul 2023

Unveiling the key defender: PLSCR1 identified as a potent anti-SARS-CoV-2 factor in COVID-19 immunity

Researchers identified the anti-SARS-CoV-2 function of phospholipid scramblase 1 (PLSCR1).

14 Jul 2023

The potential health and economic impact of new tuberculosis vaccines in India

A new preprint discusses how novel tuberculosis vaccines for adolescents and adults could mitigate this problem.

14 Jul 2023

Clinical trial of three-month TB treatment regimen closed due to high rate of unfavorable outcomes

The first clinical trial of a three-month tuberculosis (TB) treatment regimen is closing enrollment because of a high rate of unfavorable outcomes with the investigational course of treatment.

5 Jul 2023

More states legalize sales of unpasteurized milk, despite public health warnings

Babe the goat is trendier than she looks. Babe lives a quiet life on a hillside farm in southern Iowa, where she grazes on grass with a small herd of fellow goats. Her owner, Stacy Wistock, milks her twice a day.

5 Jul 2023

Global efforts to reduce infectious diseases must include older children and adolescents

Global efforts to reduce infectious disease rates must have a greater focus on older children and adolescents after a shift in disease burden onto this demographic, according to a new study.

4 Jul 2023

Study finds high TB case rates and low detection in prisons

In the first global assessment of TB among incarcerated people, a new study found consistently high TB case rates and low case detection in prisons, suggesting the need for health organizations to increase efforts to reduce the spread of TB among this high-risk population.

29 Jun 2023

SickKids researchers discover new way to attack treatment-resistant TB infections

In the face of growing antibiotic resistance among bacterial infections, scientists at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) have delved into the molecular science behind treatment-resistant tuberculosis.

28 Jun 2023

Preserving the past, protecting the future: targeted DNA enrichment detects zoonotic pathogens in museum specimens

Study describes a novel method to search for zoonotic pathogens from animal tissues archived in museums.

28 Jun 2023

AI algorithm with high diagnostic accuracy helps improve lung cancer detection

Assistance from an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm with high diagnostic accuracy improved radiologist performance in detecting lung cancers on chest X-rays and increased human acceptance of AI suggestions, according to a study published in Radiology, a journal of the Radiological Society of North America.

27 Jun 2023

New nanocarriers could revolutionize tuberculosis treatment

Therapy of the dangerous infectious disease of tuberculosis faces the challenge of pathogens frequently being resistant to several common antibiotics.

27 Jun 2023

Beyond expectations: study finds treatment success gap in drug-resistant Tuberculosis

Researchers performed a review of global treatment outcomes of drug-resistant Tuberculosis.

27 Jun 2023

Leibniz-HKI and Analytik Jena develop facility for automated testing of drug candidates

A new robotics platform was inaugurated at the Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology (Leibniz-HKI) on Thursday, June 15, 2023, in the presence of Thuringia's State Secretary for Research, Innovation and Economic Development.

From Analytik Jena AG 23 Jun 2023

FDA clears Tristel ULT as a high-level disinfectant for ultrasound probes

Parker Laboratories Inc., a worldwide leader in ultrasound supplies and accessories, has announced the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted clearance for a unique disinfecting foam, called Tristel ULT, as a high-level disinfectant for ultrasound probes used within body cavities and for skin-surface transducers.

21 Jun 2023

Tuberculosis News and Research

Latest Tuberculosis News and Research

Advancing vaccine adjuvants: exploring cutting-edge platforms for improved immunization

Sex-based differences in Lyme disease symptoms and outcomes

New biosensor could quickly and inexpensively identify people at risk for osteoporosis

Study identifies potential immune biomarker for pulmonary tuberculosis: a step towards early detection

AI and infection control: preventing infectious disease outbreaks and pandemics

Unraveling the consequences: COVID-19's devastating effect on the TB care cascade

Conditional cash transfer programs linked to reduction in child mortality in Latin America

Unveiling the key defender: PLSCR1 identified as a potent anti-SARS-CoV-2 factor in COVID-19 immunity

The potential health and economic impact of new tuberculosis vaccines in India

Clinical trial of three-month TB treatment regimen closed due to high rate of unfavorable outcomes

More states legalize sales of unpasteurized milk, despite public health warnings

Global efforts to reduce infectious diseases must include older children and adolescents

Study finds high TB case rates and low detection in prisons

SickKids researchers discover new way to attack treatment-resistant TB infections

Preserving the past, protecting the future: targeted DNA enrichment detects zoonotic pathogens in museum specimens

AI algorithm with high diagnostic accuracy helps improve lung cancer detection

New nanocarriers could revolutionize tuberculosis treatment

Beyond expectations: study finds treatment success gap in drug-resistant Tuberculosis

Leibniz-HKI and Analytik Jena develop facility for automated testing of drug candidates

FDA clears Tristel ULT as a high-level disinfectant for ultrasound probes

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