Tag: steroids
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Targeted Steroid Use Shows Promise Against TB
Targeted Steroid Use in TB: A Potential Complement to Antimicrobial Therapy Tuberculosis (TB) remains a global health challenge, affecting more than 10 million people each year. A recent study published in Scientific Reports explores a promising strategy: targeted use of steroids as an adjunct to standard antimicrobial therapy. The goal is not to replace antibiotics…
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Targeted Steroid Use Shows Promise Against Tuberculosis
New findings open doors for adjunctive steroid therapy in TB care Tuberculosis (TB) remains a global health challenge, affecting more than 10 million people each year. A new study published in Scientific Reports suggests that carefully targeted use of steroids could serve as a universal complementary treatment to bolster the body’s defense against TB while…
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Targeted Steroid Use Shows Promise Against Tuberculosis (TB)
Targeted Steroid Use in Tuberculosis: A New Complement to Antimicrobial Therapy Tuberculosis (TB) remains a global health challenge, affecting more than 10 million people each year. A new study published in Scientific Reports explores how a targeted steroid approach could enhance immune defense while curbing damaging inflammation. The findings point to a nuanced role for…
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Targeted steroid use may boost macrophage defenses to fight TB
New insights into how dexamethasone could aid TB treatment Tuberculosis (TB) remains a global health challenge, affecting more than 10 million people annually and causing around 1.25 million deaths each year. Amid ongoing efforts to curb TB, researchers at Trinity College Dublin, based at St James’s Hospital in Dublin, are revisiting the role of steroids…
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Targeted steroid use may offer a universal complementary treatment to fight TB
Overview: A new angle on TB treatment Tuberculosis (TB) continues to be a major global health challenge, affecting more than 10 million people annually with about 1.25 million deaths each year. While steroids such as dexamethasone are already used in selected TB cases, the precise impact of these drugs on immune cells has remained unclear.…