tuberculosis
Ethnic Differences Affect Immune Response To Tuberculosis Infection
The immune response to the bacterium that causes TB varies between patients of different ethnic origin, according to a new study.
Live Fast, Die Young: The War On Antibiotic Resistance
Antibiotics have provided a short-term advantage in the arms race against bacteria, but can we stay ahead? Zaria Gorvett discusses.
Paper Test Could Make Drug Treatment Safer
Researchers have developed a finger-prick blood sample device to detect serious liver damage.
Vietnam Partners With Australia To Combat TB
Australia and Vietnam are working together to tackle tuberculosis (TB) in Vietnam, which has one of the highest rates of the disease in Asia.
Asian Scientist Chats With Prof. Warwick Anderson, CEO Of Australia’s NHMRC
At the recent A*STAR-NHMRC joint symposium, Asian Scientist Magazine sat down for a chat with Prof. Warwick Anderson, CEO of Australia’s National Health and Medical Research Council.
Myanmar In Dire Need Of HIV Treatments, Experts Say
Lack of access to anti-retroviral therapy to treat HIV has left thousands of patients in Myanmar with deteriorating immunity and increased vulnerability to tuberculosis, say health workers.
“Totally Drug-Resistant” Tuberculosis Is A Misnomer, Scientists Say
The "totally drug-resistant" tuberculosis reportedly emerging in India is actually an advanced stage of drug-resistant TB, which researchers called totally drug-resistant for lack of a better term.
Gates Foundation & China’s Science Ministry To Collaborate On Global Health R&D
China's Ministry of Science and Technology and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will partner to support innovative R&D for global health and agriculture.
Study: Early HIV Treatment Increases Survival Of Patients Co-infected With TB
A trial has shown that starting antiretroviral treatment for HIV at two weeks, instead of two months after tuberculosis treatment, increases survival rate by 33 percent in HIV-TB co-infected patients.
