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Researchers find new effective therapeutic approaches to treat tuberculosis

Jul 28, 2022

Washington (USA), July 28 (ANI): The leading infectious disease around the world, tuberculosis, which affects around 25 per cent of the world's population, is still caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Drug-resistant strains have made it difficult to treat infections, but professor Helen Zgurskaya of the University of Oklahoma is spearheading research on new, potentially effective therapeutic approaches to the condition. The findings of the research were published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The study focused on understanding how recently discovered new inhibitors kill the pathogen. The study provides a biochemical foundation...