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New $5.8 million grant aims to transform the global landscape of TB research

A $5.8 million grant led by Adrie Steyn, Ph.D., of the University of Alabama at Birmingham and the Africa Health Research Institute, or AHRI, in Durban, South Africa, will provide user-requested infected human lung tissue and analytical services to tuberculosis researchers worldwide.

23 Aug 2024

Risankizumab outperforms ustekinumab in treating moderate-to-severe Crohn’s disease

Researchers compare the therapeutic efficacy of risakizumab and ustekinumab for the treatment of moderate-to-severe Crohn’s disease.

23 Aug 2024

Processed and red meat intake associated with higher diabetes risk

Meat consumption, particularly consumption of processed meat and unprocessed red meat, is associated with a higher type 2 diabetes risk, an analysis of data from 1.97 million participants, published today in The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology, has found.

20 Aug 2024

First meeting of the International Health Regulations Emergency Committee reports on mpox surge

The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), having concurred with the advice offered by the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR or Regulations) Emergency Committee regarding the upsurge of mpox 2024 during its first meeting, held on 14 August 2024, has determined, on the same date, that the ongoing upsurge of mpox in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and in a growing number of countries in Africa constitutes a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) under the provisions of the Regulations.

20 Aug 2024

Researchers develop four new regimens to treat people with multidrug-resistant TB meningitis

In a preliminary study with a small number of humans, rabbits and mice, researchers at Johns Hopkins Children's Center say they have developed four new regimens that have the potential to treat and save the lives of people with multidrug-resistant (MDR) tuberculous (TB) meningitis.

16 Aug 2024

Study suggests mosquitoes as potential vectors for Buruli ulcers in Australia

Researchers find strong evidence suggesting mosquitoes may transmit Mycobacterium ulcerans, the bacteria causing Buruli ulcers, but caution that further study is needed.

15 Aug 2024

Zebrafish model reveals how BCG vaccine triggers immune response in bladder cancer

Using zebrafish "Avatars", an animal model developed by the Cancer Development and Innate Immune Evasion lab at the Champalimaud Foundation (CF), led by Rita Fior, Mayra Martínez-López – a former PhD student at the lab now working at the Universidad de las Américas in Quito, Ecuador – and colleagues studied the initial steps of the Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine's action on bladder cancer cells.

8 Aug 2024

Study reveals how geographic origins influence tuberculosis infection risk

For some forms of tuberculosis, the chances that an exposed person will get infected depend on whether the individual and the bacteria share a hometown, according to a new study comparing how different strains move through mixed populations in cosmopolitan cities.

1 Aug 2024

Novel anti-tuberculosis compound targets bacterial membrane protein

Researchers from Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU) and the University of Duisburg-Essen (UDE) have together succeeded in identifying and synthesizing a group of molecules that can act against the cause of tuberculosis in a new way. In the scientific journal Cell Chemical Biology, they describe that the so-called callyaerins act against the infectious disease by employing a fundamentally different mechanism compared to antibiotic agents used to date.

1 Aug 2024

Study reveals a promising approach to developing universal influenza vaccine

New research led by Oregon Health & Science University reveals a promising approach to developing a universal influenza vaccine - a so-called "one and done" vaccine that confers lifetime immunity against an evolving virus.

19 Jul 2024

Urgent strategies needed to fight artemisinin resistance in East Africa

Artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs) have become the cornerstone of malaria treatment and control.

19 Jul 2024

Discovery of "unconventional" immune response opens new avenue in TB vaccine development

An "unconventional" immune response now identified by scientists from the Hackensack Meridian Center for Discovery and Innovation (CDI) is a potential new pathway for developing new vaccines for tuberculosis (TB), according to a new publication.

15 Jul 2024

How Aloe vera's medicinal properties make it essential in medicine, cosmetics, and food products

Comprehensive review highlights Aloe vera's versatile biological activities and its potential applications in medicine and cosmetics while addressing its safety concerns.

11 Jul 2024

New consortium receives NIH grant to accelerate development of effective TB treatments

A new consortium co-led by Weill Cornell Medicine, has been awarded a five-year, $31 million grant from the National Institutes of Health's National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to accelerate the development of faster, more effective treatment regimens for tuberculosis (TB).

10 Jul 2024

AI model can estimate lung function from chest radiographs with high accuracy

If there is one medical exam that everyone in the world has taken, it's a chest x-ray. Clinicians can use radiographs to tell if someone has tuberculosis, lung cancer, or other diseases, but they can't use them to tell if the lungs are functioning well.

8 Jul 2024

Non-invasive saliva test could identify children missing tetanus immunity

University of Birmingham experts are developing a non-invasive saliva test that - within 15 minutes - might identify children across the Global South missing immunity to tetanus who may also have missed out on essential vaccines.

8 Jul 2024

Mapping pathogen spread and evolution using genomic and human mobility data

A new way to map the spread and evolution of pathogens, and their responses to vaccines and antibiotics, will provide key insights to help predict and prevent future outbreaks.

3 Jul 2024

Innovative HIV vaccine approaches yield potential for broad protection against viral strains

A major challenge in developing a vaccine for HIV is that the virus mutates fast - very fast. Although a person initially becomes infected with one or a few HIV strains, the virus replicates and mutates quickly, resulting in a "swarm" of viral strains existing in a single body.

2 Jul 2024

Asia Pacific faces hepatitis crisis: Urgent action needed to meet WHO targets

Countries in Asia Pacific are unlikely to meet their commitment to eliminate hepatitis by 2030 unless they declare a public health emergency, as they did with COVID-19, a disease specialist suggested.

1 Jul 2024

Researchers develop a more accurate way to scan for tuberculosis using PET

A more accurate way to scan for tuberculosis (TB) has been developed by UK and US researchers, using positron emission tomography (PET).

27 Jun 2024

Tuberculosis News and Research

Latest Tuberculosis News and Research

New $5.8 million grant aims to transform the global landscape of TB research

Risankizumab outperforms ustekinumab in treating moderate-to-severe Crohn’s disease

Processed and red meat intake associated with higher diabetes risk

First meeting of the International Health Regulations Emergency Committee reports on mpox surge

Researchers develop four new regimens to treat people with multidrug-resistant TB meningitis

Study suggests mosquitoes as potential vectors for Buruli ulcers in Australia

Zebrafish model reveals how BCG vaccine triggers immune response in bladder cancer

Study reveals how geographic origins influence tuberculosis infection risk

Novel anti-tuberculosis compound targets bacterial membrane protein

Study reveals a promising approach to developing universal influenza vaccine

Urgent strategies needed to fight artemisinin resistance in East Africa

Discovery of "unconventional" immune response opens new avenue in TB vaccine development

How Aloe vera's medicinal properties make it essential in medicine, cosmetics, and food products

New consortium receives NIH grant to accelerate development of effective TB treatments

AI model can estimate lung function from chest radiographs with high accuracy

Non-invasive saliva test could identify children missing tetanus immunity

Mapping pathogen spread and evolution using genomic and human mobility data

Innovative HIV vaccine approaches yield potential for broad protection against viral strains

Asia Pacific faces hepatitis crisis: Urgent action needed to meet WHO targets

Researchers develop a more accurate way to scan for tuberculosis using PET

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