Fungal infections kill millions of people each year, and modern medicine is struggling to keep up. But researchers at ...

Highly dangerous Cryptococcus fungi love sugar and will consume it anywhere because it helps them reproduce. To borrow inositol from a person's brain, the fungi have an expanded set of genes that ...

Topical CBD quickly and effectively kills off deadly fungal infections Two bioactive ingredients in cannabis have been found to have antifungal properties when applied topically, according to a ...

Bacterial and viral are the more prevalent and commonly discussed forms of meningitis, but one infectious disease expert at the University of Alabama at Birmingham says fungal meningitis stemming from ...

What is Cryptococcus, who does it affect and how many people does it kill each year? Cryptococcus is a fungus found in the environment throughout the world that is able to cause disease in humans.

Cryptococcus neoformans is a type of fungus that can cause serious infections in humans and many animal species. It's commonly found in the environment, especially in soil contaminated with bird ...

Fungal diseases are an emerging threat to human and animal health 1,2. The fungal pathogens Cryptococcus neoformans and C. gattii are both causative agents of cryptococcosis, a disease with an ...

A lab has completed a six-year study to examine the virulence of 38 clinical isolates from various strains of Cryptococcus. Ultimately, the goal is to find ways to stop deadly disease caused by ...

A deadly fungus that killed over 40 dolphins and porpoises in the Salish Sea in the late nineties and early 2000s may have come from human activities on land. Between 1997 and 2016, 42 cases of marine ...

Cryptococcosis is a fungal disease that affects vital organs. It is caused by the infection-containing spores of the fungi Cryptococcus complex. This fungus is primarily found in North America, Europe ...

An infection linked to pigeon droppings was a "contributing factor" in the death of a child at a Glasgow hospital, it has been confirmed. The child was being treated at the Queen Elizabeth University ...