A new report from the World Health Organization finds that tuberculosis has infected hundreds of thousands more people around the world than was estimated a year ago.

Tuberculosis is exquisitely adapted to the human body. Researchers need a new game plan for beating it.

A vaccine developed to ward off tuberculosis may help prevent symptoms of multiple sclerosis, according to a new study.

Journals plagiarizing journals; new immune cells combat diabetes; TB-killing vitamin C; analog cell computers; real time fish memory; ant-pitcher plant mutualism

The essential nutrient can kill drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis by producing oxidative radicals that damage DNA.

Tuberculosis bacteria find shelter from drugs and the body’s defenses in bone marrow stem cells.

Comparing the protein profile of a 500-year-old Inca mummy to modern humans reveals an active lung infection prior to sacrifice.

Preserved remains from the Andes yield clues about infectious diseases.

An African rat helps detect tuberculosis in Tanzania, prompting the Mozambique government to pursue a similar project.

Reinvestigating a natural antibiotic compound reveals its potential as a tuberculosis drug.