Tulane University researchers have developed an enhanced CRISPR-based tuberculosis test that works with a simple tongue swab, ...

Tulane University researchers have developed an enhanced CRISPR-based tuberculosis test that works with a simple tongue swab, a potential breakthrough ...

From the currently used sputum testing, soon tuberculosis screening can be done via a simple tongue swab, according to a ...

BIDMC scientists developed a trivalent mRNA TB vaccine that outperformed the old BCG shot in mice and is moving toward Phase 1 human trials.

More than 7,000 people across 17 regions have benefited from the free tuberculosis screening and other medical services from ...

Medicare Part B may cover the costs of a purified protein derivative (PPD) test if your healthcare professional deems it necessary to diagnose tuberculosis (TB) due to existing symptoms. A PPD test ...

Harriet Mayanja-Kizza is based at the Uganda CWRU Research Collaboration (UCRC) - a Sub-Saharan African Network for TB/HIV Research Excellence (SANTHE) Partner Site. She receives funding from NIH, ...

A CRISPR mouth-swab test could transform TB screening with rapid, low-cost detection in low-resource and asymptomatic cases.

Tuberculosis, or TB, an airborne bacterial respiratory infection, is one of humanity's oldest foes and is today the world's ...