TB bacteria ‘play dead’ to outlast vaccinated or previously infected hosts. 🦠🛡️ Genetic mouse study shows TB switches into a quiescent survival mode, relying on stress-response genes rather than growth factors, undermining traditional vaccine protection and guiding new vaccine plus therapy strategies. 💉🔬
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Tufts Now
TB Bacteria Play Possum to Evade Vaccines
A vaccine protects more than 100 million infants each year from severe tuberculosis (TB), including the fatal brain swelling it can cause in babies and toddlers. But the vaccine doesn’t prevent adults from developing the more common form of TB that attacks…
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GLP-1 users showed lower tuberculosis risk across a large multi-country health-record study
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Nature
Glucagon-like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists and Risk of Tuberculosis in Type 2 Diabetes
Nature Communications - A large international study found that certain diabetes drugs (GLP-1 receptor agonists) may link to a lower risk of tuberculosis than other common treatments. These...
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