Once thought to have originated in cows and spread through dust, the surprising evolutionary story of tuberculosis reveals ...

The bacteria Koch described as “a little bent ... In 1890 he announced he had found the cure for tuberculosis. He called the drug tuberculin, a substance derived from tubercle bacilli.

Tuberculosis bacteria rely on a family of genes that help them survive the challenging journey from one person's lungs to another person's during coughing, sneezing or talking, according to ...

The bacteria that cause tuberculosis (TB) may have an "on-off switch" that lets them pause and restart growth, according to a new study from the University of Surrey and the University of Oxford.

New research reveals TB bacteria ramp up production of tiny protein packets during iron shortages. These packets help them ...

or otherwise expel tiny droplets containing Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria. These microscopic droplet nuclei can remain suspended in the air for hours, especially in enclosed spaces with poor ...

Tuberculosis, also known as TB ... and only those individuals with active TB "can transmit the bacteria." Doyle adds that anyone infected with TB can potentially develop the active form of ...

Project title: “Evolution of Polar Cell Wall Growth Across Bacterial Clades” What’s the idea?

Florida recorded 681 cases of TB in 2024, about 9% more than the previous year, federal data shows. California had the highest number of reported TB cases in 2024, with 2,100 cases. More than 30 other ...

The smartphone-sized, battery-powered test is a cost-effective tool that can improve TB diagnoses, particularly in rural ...

A starry sky can be stunning—even inside a hospital emergency room.

In medical centres across Dar es Salaam, the capital of Tanzania, these rodents are already at work. With their extraordinary ...