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Posted on November 30, 2019November 30, 2019

Combination therapy using malaria drug quickly clears TB

IISc researchers have discovered the mechanism by which TB bacteria develop tolerance to TB drugs. They found a combination of malaria and TB drug can prevent the bacteria from developing…

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Posted on August 31, 2019September 1, 2019

Cheap, filter-based kits developed for TB diagnosis, drug-resistance testing

Three cheap, filter-based kits developed by a multi-institutional team and an industry partner improves the sensitivity of LED fluorescence microscopy by 5%, enable transport of sputum samples at ambient conditions…

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Posted on January 26, 2019January 27, 2019

Delhi researchers find diabetic drug improves the efficacy of two TB drugs

Delhi researchers have identified a protein that is vital for the formation of biofilm by TB-causing bacteria and other bacterial species. Two FDA-approved drugs (acarbose and cyclosporine-A) bind to the…

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Posted on June 27, 2018June 28, 2018

Podcast: FDA-approved asthma drug effectively treats TB

Archita Mishra and other researchers from IISc found that a FDA-approved asthma drug can be used for treating TB. Laboratory studies found the drug to be more effective in curtailing…

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Posted on June 23, 2018June 27, 2018

IISc researchers find asthma drug effective in treating TB

Researchers at IISc used a FDA-approved asthma drug to treat TB. Laboratory studies found the drug to be more effective in curtailing the growth of TB bacteria when used alone…

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Posted on April 14, 2018April 14, 2018

IGIB shows how fat cells protect TB bacteria from oxidative stress

IGIB researchers found that genes responsible for iron intake were less expressed in TB bacteria found in fat cells. The decreased expression provides protection to TB bacteria from iron-mediated oxidative stress.…

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Posted on July 17, 2017July 17, 2017

A looming threat of tuberculosis in children

The RNTCP guidelines on contact screening are heeded mostly in the breach. About 5,500 of over 76,000 children tested in nine Indian cities have been diagnosed with tuberculosis, 9% of…

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Posted on February 19, 2016March 21, 2016

Pilot testing of bedaquiline drug on TB patients to start soon

A pilot programme to test the toxicity, particularly cardio-toxicity, of bedaquiline drug (used for combating multidrug-drug resistant TB) in the Indian population, assess its ability to achieve culture conversion and…

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