Tuberculosis is a tough nut to crack. Doctors need to understand the patient's unique profile to treat it effectively. This includes looking at their health background, the severity of the disease, the amount of bacteria present, how the bacteria respond to drugs, and the patient's immune response.
Tuberculosis (TB) is a sneaky disease that spreads through the air. It's been around for a long time, but it's still a big problem in many places, including Brazil. To fight it, we need to know where it's hitting hardest. That's why researchers took a close look at how TB spread across Brazil from 2
Tuberculosis, or TB, is a serious infection caused by a bacteria called Mycobacterium tuberculosis. It's a tough disease to beat, but scientists are always looking for new ways to fight it. One exciting area of research is using tiny packages called exosomes to deliver helpful molecules directly to
Tuberculosis is still a big problem in Switzerland. Getting people to stick to their treatment is tough. A new idea called Video-Observed Therapy (VOT) might help. It's different from the usual Directly Observed Therapy (DOT). VOT uses video calls to check if patients take their medicine. This way,
Global health is in trouble. Older people are more at risk. Dangerous diseases like drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) are spreading quietly. And we're not doing enough to prevent illness through simple things like eating well and staying active. Scientists in Sweden and South Africa found a new way
Korea has been dealing with tuberculosis (TB) for a long time. To understand how people feel about TB treatment, researchers looked at online questions asked from 2002 to 2024. They used a special kind of computer program called a large language model (LLM) to sort through all the data. People ofte
Tuberculosis (TB) and COVID-19 are both nasty lung infections. They can cause a lot of damage to the lungs. Scientists wanted to see what happens when someone has both infections at the same time. They used a special type of lung cell, called A549 cells, to study this. First, they infected the cell
In many developing countries, tuberculosis (TB) often goes undetected or is diagnosed too late. This delay leads to unnecessary suffering, deaths, and further spread of the disease. One promising solution is decentralized testing, which brings accurate TB diagnosis closer to where people live. The T
The way our bodies react to tuberculosis (TB) can be very different from one person to another. This is because our genes play a big role in how we fight off infections. A recent study dug deep into this mystery. Researchers looked at how immune cells in our blood react to the TB bacteria. They focu
In the heart of Africa, the Democratic Republic of Congo is battling a major health crisis. It is one of eight countries that together account for two-thirds of the world's tuberculosis (TB) cases. This is a serious problem, especially since many people in Congo struggle to get proper healthcare and
