AI can help predict whether a patient will respond to specific tuberculosis treatments, paving way for personalized care

People have been battling tuberculosis for thousands of years, and drug-resistant strains are on the rise. Analyzing large datasets with AI can help humanity gain a crucial edge over the disease.

Sriram Chandrasekaran, Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan • conversation
March 20, 2024 ~6 min

100-year-old TB vaccine shrinks liver tumors in mice

In a new study, a single dose of the vaccine for tuberculosis cut liver tumor burden and extended the survival of mice with liver cancer.

Nadine Yehya - UC Davis • futurity
Feb. 23, 2024 ~6 min


Data often mask tuberculosis epidemic disparities

Progress toward the elimination of tuberculosis in the United States has been stalled by significant racial and ethnic disparities.

Kim North Shine-U. Michigan • futurity
Dec. 18, 2023 ~4 min

1 test detects HIV and TB with just a little blood

A new rapid test can detect both HIV and tuberculosis at the same time with just a small amount of blood, researchers report.

Molly McCrory-Tulane • futurity
Nov. 15, 2023 ~4 min

Tuberculosis on the rise for first time in decades after COVID-19 interrupted public health interventions and increased inequality

Tuberculosis is a preventable and curable disease, yet before the pandemic, it killed more people than any other infectious disease.

Carlos Franco-Paredes, Associate Faculty Mycobacteria Research Laboratories, Colorado State University • conversation
July 7, 2023 ~8 min

Rare genetic disease may protect Ashkenazi Jews against TB

Scientists may have solved the question of why Ashkenazi Jews are significantly more susceptible to a rare genetic disorder known as Gaucher disease – and the

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Feb. 6, 2023 ~7 min

Genome tool may pave way for new tuberculosis treatments

A new genome assembly tool could spur the development of new treatments for tuberculosis and other bacterial infections.

Andrew Smith-Rutgers • futurity
Dec. 19, 2022 ~5 min

Team solves mystery case of TB in the bones

Researchers have figured out what drove a mysterious outbreak of tuberculosis affecting the bones.

Karl Bates-Duke • futurity
Nov. 10, 2022 ~7 min


2 strains of tuberculosis attack lungs in totally different ways

A new study could clarify why tuberculosis treatments work in some patients but not others and potentially lead to better ways to fight TB.

Patti Verbanas-Rutgers • futurity
April 15, 2022 ~5 min

Charting changes in a pathogen's genome yields clues about its past and hints about its future

After a nose swab tests positive for a virus or bacteria, scientists can use the sample’s genetic sequence to figure out where and when the pathogen emerged and how fast it’s changing.

Sarah Nadeau, PhD Student in Computational Evolution, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich • conversation
Dec. 1, 2021 ~10 min

/

5