A Simple Cooler Could Help Patients Battle Antibiotic-Resistant Tuberculosis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Study

6/1/2012 8:03:34 AM

Tuberculosis, now largely controlled in the industrialized world, remains a stubbornly persistent killer in most of Africa, as well as parts of Asia and South America. The spread of multidrug-resistant strains of TB has slowed progress against the devastating disease, which is estimated to strike more than 10 million people annually. Now a modified soft-drink cooler, developed by researchers at MIT's D-Lab, could make a dent in the disease's impact.

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