University of the Witwatersrand: Breaking the Heart's Barrier to Solve Drug-resistant TB
November 28, 2025
November 28, 2025
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, Nov. 28 -- The University of the Witwatersrand issued the following news:
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Breaking the heart's barrier to solve drug-resistant TB
African scientists develop nanoscale drug delivery system to treat pericarditis, a drug-resistant and lethal tuberculosis (TB).
The scientists' system can breach the heart's protective membrane, a barrier that standard antibiotics cannot penetrate to be therapeutic.
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Breaking the heart's barrier to solve drug-resistant TB
African scientists develop nanoscale drug delivery system to treat pericarditis, a drug-resistant and lethal tuberculosis (TB).
The scientists' system can breach the heart's protective membrane, a barrier that standard antibiotics cannot penetrate to be therapeutic.