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Self-destructing vaccine offers enhanced protection against tuberculosis in monkeys

A self-destructing vaccine administered intravenously provides additional safety and protection against tuberculosis (TB) in macaque monkeys, suggests new University of…

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One of the world’s largest social programs greatly reduced tuberculosis among the most vulnerable

Brazil's Bolsa Família Program (BFP) is one of the largest conditional cash transfer programmes implemented worldwide. Since 2004, the BFP…

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Study identifies potential novel drug to treat tuberculosis

A new study published in the American Society for Microbiology journal Microbiology Spectrum demonstrates that a novel semi-synthetic compound can…

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Plant compound used in traditional medicine may help fight tuberculosis

A compound found in African wormwood — a plant used medicinally for thousands of years to treat many types of…

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AI can spot tuberculosis early by listening to your cough

The same underlying technology powering massively popular generative AI models like from large tech firms like OpenAI is now being…

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TB under the sea: A marine sponge microbe provides insights into the evolution of tuberculosis

The surprising discovery of a bacterium in a marine sponge from the Great Barrier Reef with striking similarity to Mycobacterium…

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