A new study in animals suggests that high doses of a widely used antibiotic called rifampin may safely treat and reduce the duration of treatment for the deadliest form of tuberculosis that affects ...

A new article published in Nature offers a promising path toward a shorter, more effective treatment for tuberculosis (TB), a bacterial disease that affects millions worldwide. Subscribe to our ...

A clinical drug trial conducted in five Sub-Sahara African countries shows that a shortened (four month) treatment for tuberculosis (TB) is well tolerated and may work well in subsets of TB patients, ...

PITTSBURGH, Dec. 3, 2014 - Sophisticated lung imaging can show whether or not a treatment drug is able to clear tuberculosis (TB) lung infection in human and macaque studies, according to researchers ...

A new nano-based drug delivery technology could outwit tuberculosis (TB)—one of humanity's most ancient diseases.

A recent study published by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital, in collaboration with the German Center for Infection Research, identified two main subtypes or ...