Old Antibiotic Repurposed to Treat TB

Tuberculosis (TB) remains a global public health threat and a leading cause of death worldwide, therefore finding new drugs to effectively control and treat the disease is paramount. Now, new research from scientists at the University of Warwick and The Francis Crick Institute could help tackle TB and other life-threatening microbial diseases more effectively, thanks to an old antibiotic. Findings from the new study—published today in Nature Communications in an article entitled “ In