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Apr , 2024
Revvity unveils a new era of automated tuberculosis testing
Tag: Tuberculosis

Revvity unveils a new era of automated tuberculosis testing

Revvity, Inc. (NYSE: RVTY) has announced the launch of the Auto-Pure 2400 liquid handler from Allsheng for use with the T-SPOT.TB test. The Auto-Pure 2400 platform is easy to use and designed to provide efficient workflows in the lab. When the accuracy of the T-SPOT.TB test is combined with the efficiency of the Auto-Pure 2400 system, labs, clinicians […]

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Apr , 2024
Owlstone Medical secures $6.5 million to support development of breath-based diagnostics for infectious disease
Tag: Tuberculosis

Owlstone Medical secures $6.5 million to support development of breath-based diagnostics for infectious disease

Owlstone Medical (“Owlstone”), the global leader in Breath Biopsy® for applications in early disease detection and precision medicine, today announced it has secured funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (“the Gates Foundation” or “the foundation”). The funding is comprised of a $5 million equity investment to advance Owlstone’s Breath Biopsy platform and $1.5 […]

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Mar , 2024
New classification of tuberculosis aims to improve focus on the early stages of disease
Tag: Tuberculosis

New classification of tuberculosis aims to improve focus on the early stages of disease

A new way to classify tuberculosis (TB) that aims to improve focus on the early stages of the disease has been presented by an international team involving researchers at UCL. The new framework, published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, seeks to replace the approach of the last half century of defining TB as either active […]

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Feb , 2024
Closing the Cancer Care Gap with the Power of Precision Oncology
Tag: Tuberculosis

Closing the Cancer Care Gap with the Power of Precision Oncology

According to American Cancer Society, Cancer causes about 1 in every 6 deaths globally, more than AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria combined. Today, it is the first or second leading cause of death in most countries around the world. Technological advances in genomics have enabled the identification and improved understanding of causal factors and shed light […]

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Jan , 2024
addressing N-AIDS for better outcomes
Tag: Tuberculosis

addressing N-AIDS for better outcomes

In a recent review published in the journal BMC Global and Public Health, researchers explored the current evidence on nutritionally acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (N-AIDS). They discussed why N-AIDS needs to be recognized as a crucial determinant and comorbidity among tuberculosis (TB) patients across the globe. They have emphasized the importance of addressing nutrition with a […]

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Oct , 2023
Promising breakthroughs ignite hope for a novel and effective Tuberculosis vaccine
Tag: Tuberculosis

Promising breakthroughs ignite hope for a novel and effective Tuberculosis vaccine

A recent Npj Vaccines study discussed the success and challenges of developing different tuberculosis (TB) vaccine types. Study: Key advances in vaccine development for tuberculosis—success and challenges. Image Credit: Creativa Images/Shutterstock.com Effectiveness of BCG vaccine against TB In 1982, Robert Koch first identified the TB-causing bacterial pathogen Mycobacterium tuberculosis. TB treatment is costly and lengthy and could require 6-9 months […]

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Oct , 2023
Gates Foundation announces investments to advance mRNA vaccine research and manufacturing
Tag: Tuberculosis

Gates Foundation announces investments to advance mRNA vaccine research and manufacturing

At the 2023 Grand Challenges Annual Meeting, Bill Gates, Co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, announced new investments to advance access to mRNA research and vaccine manufacturing technology that will support low- and middle-income countries’ (LMICs) capacity to develop high-quality, lifesaving vaccines at scale. Image Credit: Univercells The move builds on lessons the […]

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Sep , 2023
TB cases in England increase by 7% in the first half of 2023
Tag: Tuberculosis

TB cases in England increase by 7% in the first half of 2023

Data from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) indicates that cases of TB in England increased by 7% in the first half of 2023 compared to the same timeframe in 2022, with 2,408 notifications compared to 2,251 in the first 2 quarters of 2022. While England remains a low-incidence country for tuberculosis, progress towards elimination […]