Research lead Dr. Norman van Rhijn referenced hit show The Last of Us, which is about a fungal infection causing an apocalypse, saying “reality is already scary enough” A type of fungus that can grow ...
Candida auris, a drug-resistant fungus that spreads through healthcare facilities, is gaining ground across the United States ...
A research team from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston has found a new method of detecting a potentially fatal fungal lung infection in patients being treated for leukemia or who ...
There is a nightmare of a headline. Last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention put out a clinical alert to U.S. healthcare facilities about Candida auris, a multidrug-resistant yeast ...
Los Angeles, Jan. 26, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A new international study published in Nature has identified albumin, the most abundant protein in human blood, as a powerful and previously unrecognized ...
Medical experts are warning doctors and the public of a highly contagious rare fungal strain after a sexually transmitted ringworm has been reported for the first time in the U.S. "Healthcare ...
Aspergillus fumigatus is a mold that is found all over the world. Unlike closely related species, it can cause serious, often fatal infections in humans. What makes A. fumigatus so dangerous? An ...
The deadly fungus behind the real-life disease aspergillosis is spreading—and scientists say global warming could make it a worldwide threat in the coming decades. Researchers at the University of ...
Cidara Therapeutics has emerged from relative obscurity with a new name, a new antifungal drug platform and a $32 million Series A financing round to help bring it to clinical trial over the next 18 ...
A vaccine created by University of Georgia researchers to battle multiple life-threatening fungal infections is also effective against Candida auris in mice, according to a new study published in ...
JOPLIN, Mo. - In the aftermath of the Joplin tornado, some people injured in the storm developed a rare and sometimes fatal fungal infection so aggressive that it turned their tissue black and caused ...