New analysis reveals fundamental flaws in widely used measures of biological aging
A landmark review published today in Genomic Psychiatry challenges researchers to fundamentally reconsider how the field measures and…
New AI tools offer hope for global TB elimination
Researchers have unveiled new AI tools, from smartphone cough analysis to child-friendly screening systems, which could transform how…
Rapid point-of-care test shows promise for detecting latent tuberculosis
A new test shows promising results for detecting latent tuberculosis infection in resource-limited settings. This is according to…
Funding challenges threaten to reverse global gains in the fight against TB
Tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the world’s deadliest infectious killers, claiming over 1.2 million lives and affecting an…
Multi-view deep learning framework for the detection of chest X-rays compatible with pediatric pulmonary tuberculosis
Multi-view deep learning framework for pediatric TB-compatible CXR detection The framework proposed (see Fig. 1-II) is a multi-view pipeline…
Health minister hails new HIV prevention jab but warns of limited supply
JOHANNESBURG — JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa’s health minister on Tuesday called lenacapavir, the first twice-yearly HIV prevention…
Rare spacecraft bacterium found to evade detection by playing dead
A rare microorganism found in an unexpected environment may be evading detection by “playing dead,” according to microbiologists…
The treatment success rate and associated factors among pulmonary bacteriologically confirmed and pulmonary clinically diagnosed drug susceptible TB coinfected with HIV in Teso Sub-Region, North-Eastern Uganda 2020–2021. a retrospective study | BMC Infectious Diseases
Study design. We conducted a retrospective study that included a collection of quantitative data from the health facility…
Gladstone researchers expand mission to tackle emerging infectious threats
From influenza and COVID-19 to HIV, viruses continue to pose a serious danger to global health. But just…
HIV protein Tat found to increase vulnerability to tuberculosis
According to the World Health Organization, tuberculosis accounts for one in three deaths among people living with HIV.…
Mycobacterium hainanense sp. nov. represents an emerging nontuberculous Mycobacterium associated with chronic pulmonary disease
Clinical presentation and disease progression A 42-year-old female power plant worker was admitted to our respiratory department on…
Screening for infectious and neglected tropical diseases among newly arrived migrants from Africa and Asia: a retrospective study from Verona province, Italy | Tropical Medicine and Health
The first notable finding from our study is the significant shift in the geographical origin of migrants. The…