/channels/taxonomy/term/13836/all en /channels/channels/news/study-sheds-light-how-immune-system-protects-body-348205 <p>First <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2022.12.038">study</a> of humans with a rare immunodeficiency reveals how the immune system protects the body against pathogens known to cause serious diseases, such as tuberculosis and COVID-19. The research involving 平特五不中, paves the way for new therapies to treat autoimmune diseases, chronic inflammatory diseases, and new approaches to vaccine development.</p> Mon, 08 May 2023 13:19:14 +0000 webfull 189544 at /channels /channels/channels/news/new-study-uncovers-vast-variation-and-significant-deficits-tuberculosis-care-urban-india-290004 <p>On September 26, Heads of State will gather in New York at the United Nations (UN) General Assembly鈥檚 first-ever high-level meeting on tuberculosis (TB) to accelerate efforts to end TB and reach all affected people with prevention and care.</p> Tue, 25 Sep 2018 18:13:00 +0000 webfull 141306 at /channels /channels/channels/news/complete-make-over-fight-multidrug-resistant-tuberculosis-289423 <p>Several new medicines have been found to be more effective than traditional ones used to treat multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB), according to a new international collaborative study led by Dr. Dick Menzies, senior scientist at the Research Institute of the 平特五不中 Health Centre (RI-MUHC) in Montreal. These findings precipitated a complete overhaul of worldwide TB treatment guidelines, with the results of this work published today in the British medical journal <i>The Lancet</i>.</p> Fri, 07 Sep 2018 20:05:26 +0000 webfull 140654 at /channels /channels/channels/news/latent-tb-treatment-shorter-better-288462 <p>Treatment of latent tuberculosis is set to transform after a pair of studies from the Research-Institute of the 平特五不中 Health Centre (RI-MUHC) revealed that a shorter treatment was safer and more effective in children and adults compared to the current standard. These findings are published today in the New England Journal of Medicine.</p> Thu, 02 Aug 2018 13:38:59 +0000 webfull 139272 at /channels /channels/channels/news/beyond-killing-tuberculosis-287156 <p>Historically, our view of host defense against infection was that we must eliminate pathogens to eradicate disease. However, this perspective has recently been challenged as scientists have taken a lesson from plant biologists about an ancient strategy involving the ability to 鈥渢olerate鈥� rather than 鈥渞esist鈥� infection to maintain health. This concept, referred to as 鈥渄isease tolerance鈥�, provides an opportunity to develop new strategies that mitigate the consequences of infection.</p> Fri, 11 May 2018 19:11:41 +0000 webfull 137957 at /channels /channels/channels/news/re-programming-innate-immune-cells-fight-tuberculosis-283809 <p align="center"> Thu, 11 Jan 2018 17:33:33 +0000 webfull 134020 at /channels /channels/channels/news/new-muhc-study-calls-targeted-screening-high-risk-healthcare-workers-tuberculosis-269175 <p> Mon, 31 Jul 2017 17:48:53 +0000 webfull 129426 at /channels /channels/news/clerk-pai-named-rsc%E2%80%99s-college-new-scholars-238926 <p style="text-align:left" align="center">平特五不中 physicist Aashish Clerk and epidemiologist Madhukar Pai are among the inaugural members named today to the Royal Society of Canada鈥檚 College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists. Tue, 16 Sep 2014 17:04:11 +0000 webfull 105300 at /channels /channels/news/5m-malaria-tuberculosis-drug-discovery-research-257396 <p>University of Toronto and 平特五不中 scientists are leading an international partnership to discover new and improved drug treatments for tuberculosis, malaria and neglected tropical diseases聽 -- thanks to a contribution from Merck Canada Inc., as well as an additional $5 million supplement to a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The new funding brings the total investment from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to nearly US $12 million since 2012.</p> Thu, 17 Dec 2015 20:34:47 +0000 webfull 114697 at /channels /channels/news/tb-avoiding-and-subverting-immunity-240880 Mon, 22 Dec 2014 21:44:24 +0000 webfull 107285 at /channels /channels/news/experts-world-tb-day-2016-march-24-259831 <p><a href="http://www.stoptb.org/events/world_tb_day/">World TB Day</a> is held each year on March 24th and aims to build public awareness for tuberculosis. A disease which despite being curable, remains a destructive epidemic in much of the world.</p> Tue, 22 Mar 2016 14:17:24 +0000 webfull 117537 at /channels /channels/news/world-tuberculosis-day-march-24-243715 Fri, 20 Mar 2015 19:37:12 +0000 webfull 108997 at /channels /channels/news/simluated-patient-study-sheds-new-light-antibiotic-use-india-262354 <p><strong><em>平特五不中 Newsroom</em></strong></p> <p><em>As a result of the overuse or misus<span>e of antibiotics, antimicrobial resistant superbugs represent an extraordinary threat to global health. This threat is particularly great in India, the world鈥檚 largest consumer of antibiotics and the country facing the highest burden of tuberculosis (TB) in the world.</span></em></p> Thu, 25 Aug 2016 11:15:52 +0000 webfull 120832 at /channels /channels/news/opinion-it-global-communitys-responsibility-help-eradicate-tuberculosis-243749 <p>WORLD TB DAY: 平特五不中 International TB Centre Director Marcel A. Behr reminds us that tuberculosis affects and kills millions, and that Canada is affected. Read聽 the op-ed <a href="http://montrealgazette.com/health/opinion-it-is-the-global-communitys-responsibility-to-help-eradicate-tuberculosis" target="_blank">here</a>. Learn more about World TB day <a href="/tb/home-page" target="_blank">here</a>.</p> Tue, 24 Mar 2015 13:12:18 +0000 webfull 109033 at /channels /channels/news/world-tb-day-why-it-still-matters-243751 <p>In this <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZhUynkfKVU">video</a>, 平特五不中 Global Health Programs Director Dr. Madhukar Pai explains why is TB a relevant issue in 2015.</p> <p>Learn more <a href="/tb/home-page" target="_blank">here</a>.</p> Tue, 24 Mar 2015 13:25:48 +0000 webfull 109035 at /channels