A disease that has stalked humanity for millennia may have finally met its match. Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the pathogen ...

Researchers suggest targeting the fatty coat of tuberculosis bacteria could enhance the effectiveness of existing TB ...

Researchers at IIT Bombay and Monash University have discovered that tuberculosis bacteria resist antibiotics by altering ...

The bacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which causes the world's most infectious disease Tuberculosis (TB), can survive antibiotic treatment and live longer by changing their outer fat coating, ...

Researchers discover that TB bacteria can shield themselves from antibiotics and stay alive longer by changing their outer ...

A new study reveals why dormant TB bacteria survive antibiotic treatment and suggests what can be done to tackle this serious ...

A new IIT Bombay-led study shows that TB bacteria change their outer fat-rich membranes to tolerate drugs, helping them ...

Bombay and Monash University have uncovered how dormant TB bacteria protect themselves from antibiotics — a finding that ...

A vaccine protects more than 100 million infants each year from severe tuberculosis (TB), including the fatal brain swelling it can cause in babies and toddlers. But the vaccine doesn't prevent adults ...

A new study reveals that Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacteria causing TB, can evade antibiotic treatment by altering its outer fat coating. Researchers found dormant bacteria require two to ten ...

This story has been updated to clarify some CDC statistics. An ongoing tuberculosis outbreak in Kansas has become the largest in the state's history, and while the risk of contracting the bacterial ...

The ancient scourge of tuberculosis for years was the deadliest infectious disease. Then SARS-CoV-2 came along and grabbed the notorious title of #1 killer: In 2020, COVID-19 was responsible for 3.5 ...