Rapid Sputum Test Proves Highly Accurate for Detecting Tuberculosis in High-Risk Children
A six-year South African study found that the Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra test on induced sputum achieved over 90 percent sensitivity ...
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Smartphone Cough Monitoring Shows Promise but Falls Short for Tuberculosis Screening in Uganda
A mixed-methods study in Uganda found that passive smartphone cough monitoring detected higher cough frequency among people with tuberculosis but ...
Plant Flavonoids Emerge as Multi-Target Weapon Against Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis
A new review maps how plant-derived flavonoids attack tuberculosis through multiple molecular mechanisms while outlining the structural features and delivery ...
Urine Test Photos Sent by TB Patients Prove Reliable for Checking Medication Intake
A study of 1,655 patient-submitted smartphone images of a urine-based tuberculosis adherence test found that 72 percent were clearly interpretable, ...
Purine Scaffold Powers a New Generation of Drug Candidates Across Cancer and Infectious Disease
A comprehensive review maps how strategic chemical modifications to the purine scaffold yield potent drug candidates against cancer, malaria, drug-resistant ...
Childhood immune surveys could sharpen tuberculosis screening in Malawi, model finds
A mathematical modeling study in Blantyre, Malawi, shows that tuberculosis infection surveys in young children could guide targeted active case ...
Prediction Models for Fluoroquinolone Resistance in Tuberculosis Falter Across Borders
A large cross-country validation study finds that statistical models predicting fluoroquinolone resistance in rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis lose accuracy when transferred between ...
Tuberculosis Rarely Stays in the Lungs, Seven-Year Hospital Study Finds
A seven-year study of more than 2,000 tuberculosis patients at a Rome referral hospital found that extrapulmonary tuberculosis almost always ...
Blood Test Survey in Malawian Toddlers Reveals Hidden Tuberculosis Transmission Hotspots
A community survey of 1,545 young children in Blantyre, Malawi, found that blood-test evidence of tuberculosis infection clustered in the ...
Common Tuberculosis Drug Tied to Sharp Rise in Vision-Threatening Nerve Damage
A nationwide Korean cohort study of over 31,000 tuberculosis patients finds that the risk of optic neuropathy rises nearly sevenfold ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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