Pitt-Led Team Finds Molecule That Polices TB Lung Infection, Could Lead To Vaccine

The presence of a certain molecule allows the immune system to effectively police tuberculosis (TB) of the lungs and prevent it from turning into an active and deadly infection, according to a new study led by researchers at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Their findings appear in the online version of the Journal of Clinical Investigation. More than 2 billion people or one-third of the world's population are infected with mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacterium that causes TB, said senior author Shabaana A. Khader, Ph.D... via Health News from Medical News Today Read More Here..