Built using pluripotent stem cells, this tiny lung could help push science away from animal testing as well as open the doors ...

Using human stem cells, scientists have created a miniature lung that mimics breathing and TB infection, opening new ...

When most of us think of serious diseases that kill millions of people, the ones that come to mind are often the ones that get the most attention: cancer, COVID-19, heart disease and diabetes. But a ...

Researchers have identified a mechanism by which Mycobacterium tuberculosis exploits a key immune receptor to survive inside ...

Tuberculosis is the most deadly infectious disease in the world. John Green joins to discuss his new book "Everything Is Tuberculosis" and humans' role in the crisis. Nvidia takes on Tesla with what ...

An international team co-led by the University of Exeter discovered that Mycobacterium tuberculosis hijacks the immune ...

A novel iPSC-derived lung-on-chip model mimics human alveolar tissue, revealing macrophage-driven tuberculosis responses.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found another unusual way animals can get humans sick. Luckily, this one doesn't involve kisses from your pet. After two decades of hunting, a ...

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute and AlveoliX have developed the first human lung-on-chip model using stem cells taken from only one person. These chips simulate breathing motions and lung ...

Scientists have made a discovery that helps explain why humans and animals are so susceptible to contracting tuberculosis(TB) ...