Here's what tuberculosis is, ... making it one of the deadliest infectious diseases in human history," says Dr. Richard Doyle, ... is a bacterial infection that primarily affects a person's lungs.

Tuberculosis, also known as TB, is a bacterial infection that primarily affects a person's lungs. Its symptoms vary widely depending on how the slow-growing mycobacterium that causes the infection ...

Scientists have unlocked a key element in understanding how human lungs fight tuberculosis (TB). They hope their research findings, which were published today in the international peer reviewed ...

Researchers report that a powerful imaging tool called microCT can be used to create a three-dimensional, or 3D, atlas of the spectrum of lung lesions in both tuberculosis and COVID-19, at near ...

Tuberculosis, an often fatal bacterial infection of the lungs, ... their results showed that the human form of M. tuberculosis is only about 4,000 years old.

Human Cell Model Aids Understanding of Tuberculosis Researchers used a new human cell culture model of alveolar macrophages to uncover the role of TNF in tuberculosis. News . Published: October 10, ...

Old lungs are not as capable as young lungs of fighting off an infection of the bacteria that causes tuberculosis, placing seniors at a greater risk of developing TB.

Goal of this UAB-led service is transforming the global landscape of TB research through accelerated study of human TB tissue. A $5.8 million grant led by Adrie Steyn, Ph.D., of the University of ...

Tuberculosis in otherwise healthy adults with inherited TNF deficiency. Nature, 2024; 633 ... June 29, 2022 — Researchers have simulated SARS-CoV-2 infection in human lungs, ...

Tuberculosis, also known as TB, is a bacterial infection that primarily affects a person's lungs. Its symptoms vary widely depending on how the slow-growing mycobacterium that causes the infection ...