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Biosignatures fingerprint tuberculosis and sarcoidosis
Tuberculosis and sarcoidosis are both serious lung diseases, but their similar symptoms mean that it can be hard to tell them apart. Finding a panel of biomarkers will improve diagnosis and help doctors direct care appropriately, and research at the Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology in Germany has brought this a step closer.
Collaborators work to create urine test for active TB
The Forsyth Institute and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center--in collaboration with Quanterix--are using biomarkers to create molecular diagnostic tests to detect the active form of tuberculosis
Gates Foundation funds TB biomarker research
Tuberculosis is a major problem in the developing world: 8.8 million people are diagnosed with the disease every year. TB is a contagious bacterial infection that is easily treated in the early
Researchers report promising new TB vaccine
Tuberculosis is a growing problem, especially in areas like Africa, which has been hit hard by HIV. And while most people infected with TB don't get sick because the immune system keeps it in check,
Marker found for predisposition to tuberculosis
Scientists believe they have found a marker indicating genetic predisposition to tuberculosis, bringing closer the day when doctors can adjust therapies to individuals based on their genotype. Two
South African center to focus on regional drug-development needs
South Africa has launched a new Drug Discovery and Development Center that promises to bridge the gap between basic sciences and drug development. But what is perhaps more important for Sub-Saharan
TB protein discovery could lead to better vax
UK scientists identified a protein secreted by tuberculosis bacteria that could become a vaccine target. As Imperial College of London professor Ajit Lalvani tells the BBC, the EspC protein
South African researchers examine TB drug delivery
The Southern Times, a newspaper in Southern Africa, reports on the problems associated with treating tuberculosis in developing countries, as well as a possible homegrown solution. The problem:
TB drug delivery: aerosol vs. oral
There's a debate going on in the world of tuberculosis (TB) drug delivery over whether aerosol would work better than the current mode of delivery, which is mostly oral. A blog produced by the
Promising new drug target found for tuberculosis
A joint Anglo/American scientific team has discovered that when they block an enzyme--GlgE--they can trigger a lethal brew of a sugar called maltose 1-phosphate inside the cells of tuberculosis
