News tagged with mycobacterial disease
Urine LAM-ELISA poor at diagnosing TB
Urine LAM-ELISA does not appear to be useful as an independent diagnostic test for pulmonary tuberculosis (TB). A trial of the new diagnostic, described in the open access journal BMC Infectious Diseases found that it was ...
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Aug 28, 2009 |
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Research finds bright future for alternative energy with greener solar cells
(Phys.org) -- Even alternative energy technologies can sometimes be a little greener, according to a Kansas State University graduate student's research.
Apr 09, 2012 |
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Tuberculosis vaccine passes phase I trial
(PhysOrg.com) -- The currently available tuberculosis vaccine BCG is over 90 years old – and its effectiveness is declining. An increasing number of mycobacterial strains are emerging, against which the ...
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Mar 24, 2011 |
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Study finds possible 'persistence' switch for tuberculosis
(PhysOrg.com) -- An examination of a portion of the tuberculosis genome that responds to stress has allowed Rice University bioengineers Oleg Igoshin and Abhinav Tiwari to zero in on a network of genes that may "switch" the ...
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Sep 17, 2010 |
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How mycobacteria avoid destruction inside human cells
Tuberculosis, or TB, is a dreaded contagious disease of the lungs and other organs. The causative agent, Mycobacterium tuberculosis (or M. tuberculosis), infects roughly a third of the world's population and one-in-ten to ...
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Sep 09, 2010 |
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A novel genetic typing approach reveals focal transmission of the bacteria that cause the flesh-eating disease
Buruli ulcer is an infectious disease afflicting thousands of children every year. The difficult-to-cure disease, which is caused by bacteria, occurs in tropical or subtropical climate zones and results in open sores and ...
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Jul 28, 2010 |
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Gamma interferon a wake-up call for stem cell response to infection
Most of the time, the body's blood-forming (hematopoietic) stem cells remain dormant, with just a few producing blood cells and maintaining a balance among the different types.
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Jun 09, 2010 |
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Lung disease may be genetic, despite lack of family history
Patients who encounter serious lung diseases in middle age, despite an absence of family history or other predisposing factors, may still have their genes to blame, according to a new study conducted by researchers at the ...
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May 17, 2010 |
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Experimental immune-boosting drug worsens TB in mice
An experimental drug that boosts production of the immune system protein interferon worsens tuberculosis (TB) in mice, according to scientists from the National Institutes of Health. The drug acts indirectly ...
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Apr 12, 2010 |
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Scientists in hot pursuit of first new drug for global killer in 50 years
This World TB Day (March 24), researchers at Sydney's Centenary Institute announce they have made an exciting discovery that could lead to the first new drug for Tuberculosis (TB) in almost fifty years.
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Mar 24, 2010 |
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Genetic variant offers protection against TB and leprosy
A study into why some people are more resistant than others to diseases such as tuberculosis (TB) and leprosy has identified a new genetic variant which affects susceptibility to these diseases. The findings, published today ...
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Mar 04, 2010 |
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