Study by MIT and others identifies genes essential for tuberculosis bacterium’s survival during airborne transmission.

Tuberculosis (TB) is a lung infection caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis ... Nations with high populations and low to low-medium socioeconomic status are the worst affected ...

Tuberculosis lives and thrives in the lungs. When the bacteria that cause the disease are coughed into the air, they are ...

Scientists discovered genes in the tuberculosis bacterium that becomes essential for the pathogen's survival when it's exposed to air through coughing. These genes could be targets for new therapies ...

Researchers have developed an RNA-seq method for investigating drug-resistant infections, and we got the inside scoop!

The World Health Organization says it will send leprosy drugs to Nigeria this weekend after resolving testing hold-ups that led to a year-long delay in thousands of patients, including children, ...

Tuberculosis bacteria rely on a family of genes that help them survive the challenging journey from one person's lungs to another person's during coughing, sneezing or talking, according to ...