Brian VanderVen, assistant professor of microbiology and immunology, along with colleagues at Cornell's College of Veterinary Medicine have discovered a key metabolic mechanism in Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) bacteria, which could lead to new drugs for treating tuberculosis. (sciencedaily.com)
The hospital opened in 1913 to treat tuberculosis patients and was the site of the first clinical trials for the hydrazides treatment that eventually led to the cure of the disease, according to the EDC. (dnainfo.com)
The new challenge was of a different order: To treat tuberculosis effectively, a daily dose of medication must be administered consistently for at least six months. (discovermagazine.com)