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Study: Tuberculosis vaccine linked to lower risk of contracting COVID-19
A widely used tuberculosis vaccine is associated with reduced likelihood of contracting COVID-19 (coronavirus), according to a new study by
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Petting zoos could potentially transmit highly virulent drug-resistant bacteria to visitors
New research presented at this year’s European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) in Amsterdam, Netherlands (13-16 April)
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Engineered T cells promote long-term organ transplant acceptance
Organ transplant rejection is a major problem in transplantation medicine. Suppressing the immune system to prevent organ rejection, however, opens
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Latent TB treatment: Shorter is better: Game-changing study on treatment of latent Tuberculosis shows a novel, short therapy is safer and more effective in children and adults than standard therapy
Treatment of latent tuberculosis is set to transform after a pair of studies from the Research-Institute of the McGill University
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Type-1 diabetes can be controlled with help from this TB vaccine
A vaccine used for treating tuberculosis (TB) may be effective in reducing high blood sugar among people with Type-1 diabetes,
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Colistin-resistant multidrug-resistant bacteria pervasive in rural Vietnam town
A new study has found that the majority of residents in a rural village of Vietnam harbored multi-drug-resistant (MDR), colistin-resistant
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Advance genetics study identifies virulent strain of TB
LSTM’s Dr Maxine Caws is co-lead investigator on an advanced genetics study published in Nature Genetics(link is external), which has
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Multi-drug resistant infections rising in children: An increase in hospital-acquired infections are on the rise among US children
Antibiotic-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii infections, one of the most common hospital-acquired infections in children across the United States, are on the
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Cancer drug helps treat tuberculosis by restoring leaky blood vessels: Drug that strengthens blood vessels allows antibiotics to infiltrate tuberculosis granulomas in mice
Biomedical engineers have discovered an unlikely potential ally in the global fight against tuberculosis — an FDA-approved drug originally designed
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