From studies of new medicines and a mask used to diagnose TB, there was no shortage of interesting findings presented at the recent Union World Conference on Lung Health, held in Copenhagen, Denmark.

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An international team of investigators today announced promising data from a trial of a novel antibiotic that could ...

While the recognition of innovations such as point-of-care diagnostics is heartening, the bigger picture must not be lost ...

Tulane University professor of medicine Zhen Huang and his team of researchers have developed a simpler way to test for ...

A study led by the University of Cape Town (UCT) has found that most tuberculosis (TB) cases detected among adults living with someone who has TB are silent (without symptoms) at the time of screening ...

To slow the spread of tuberculosis (TB) and enable early detection of infectious cases in South Africa and other high-burden countries, it’s crucial to take testing directly into the community. This ...

Tuberculosis continues to be a major public health problem worldwide. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the accuracy of the Xpert MTB/RIF rapid molecular test for tuberculosis, using ...

New Delhi: Scientists have developed a new device that may help identify tuberculosis DNA from exhaled air -- known as aerosols. Tuberculosis is an airborne disease that is often diagnosed by ...

New Delhi: Scientists have developed a new device that may help identify tuberculosis DNA from exhaled air -- known as aerosols. Tuberculosis is an airborne disease that is often diagnosed by ...

A simple tongue swab test can detect tuberculosis (TB) by using a smart genetic detection technique known as CRISPR test. The expanded form of CRISPR is Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short ...

NEW YORK – Researchers from Princeton University have developed a CRISPR-based assay for tuberculosis detection that requires few resources and could be used in settings without significant laboratory ...