In 2023, tuberculosis (TB) killed about 1.25 million people worldwide, more than any other infectious disease on Earth — even though it is curable. Months- or even years-long regimens of potent ...

Tulane University researchers have developed a first-of-its-kind handheld diagnostic device that can deliver rapid, accurate tuberculosis ... to a laboratory elsewhere. The LIT test is designed ...

The researchers collect data on tuberculosis patients to study how different people’s immune systems respond to the infection. Each lab contributes different kinds of expertise. “This is what ...

Tulane University researchers have developed a first-of-its-kind handheld diagnostic device that can deliver rapid, accurate tuberculosis diagnoses ... or shipment of samples to a laboratory elsewhere ...