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 ...

Leading UCSF physician-scientists are developing targeted treatments, earlier diagnostics, and helping to solve tuberculosis’ ...

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

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 ...

Tuberculosis bacteria rely on a family of genes that help them survive the challenging journey from one person's lungs to ...

Spreading easily through the air, Mycobacterium tuberculosis can establish a chronic infection in human lungs, which can turn into a deadly respiratory disease.

A Tuberculosis (TB) outbreak in Kansas City, Kansas, has people on edge, with not much public knowledge about the disease or ...

Slashing tuberculosis aid could endanger millions of lives abroad, health authorities say, with potential consequences for ...