Webpages tagged with «Tuberculosis»

Rapid diagnosis and treatment are crucial in the fight against tuberculosis. But today's testing methods are not good enough. Tests based on blood biomarkers may be the solution.

Institutional investment in collaboration with South Africa paved the way for new studies on tuberculosis. Anne Margarita Dyrhol-Riise believes that international research collaboration is important and should be stimulated.

A new vaccine against tuberculosis may also be used as treatment. The vaccine is safe to give to people with tuberculosis disease and strengthens the immune system's ability to attack the bacteria that cause the disease, a new study shows.