University of British Columbia Aug 12 2025 A medication developed in the 1950s to treat Parkinson's disease may offer a powerful new tool in the fight against tuberculosis (TB), according to new research from the University of British Columbia. Published in  npj Antimicrobials & Resistance , the study found that benztropine, a drug used to manage tremors in patients with Parkinson's, can dramatically reduce levels of TB-causing bacteria by boosting the body's natural immune response. TB is the