Your healthcare provider may also recommend a TB test — either a blood test or a skin test. For the skin test, you will need ...

Some patients at KwaZulu-Natal hospitals are donating lung tissue for use in TB research. Spotlight tracks what happens to these tissue samples and explores why they are so important to unlocking ...

Cancer therapies show promise in combating tuberculosis Date: March 25, 2024 Source: University of Notre Dame Summary: A study has identified a combination of medications that may improve blood ...

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 ...

Lung scarring, or pulmonary fibrosis, occurs when lung tissue becomes damaged and scarred, impairing lung function. This scarring can result from various conditions, including chronic inflammation, ...

A $5.8 million grant led by Adrie Steyn, Ph.D., of the University of Alabama at Birmingham and the Africa Health Research Institute, or AHRI, in Durban, South Africa, will provide user-requested ...

A $5.8 million grant led by the University of Alabama at Birmingham and the Africa Health Research Institute in Durban, South Africa, will provide user-requested infected human lung tissue and ...

You can read the full paper ‘ "Human tissue-resident NK cells in the lung have a higher glycolytic capacity than non-tissue-resident NK cells in the lung and blood" at the following link: www ...

Tuberculosis is caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which typically infects the lungs, but has been known to enter the body in other ways, including bone grafts, according to the CDC.