Previous work showed that titan cells promote fungal pathogenicity, but these were predominantly found in the lung. 3 “Their very early on infection in the upper airway put them in very close ...

Mucormycosis or ‘black fungus’, is a fungal infection affecting the sinuses, lungs, brain, and skin. The fungal infection is ...

A fungal infection has been shown to trigger a fruit fly's own immune system to destroy brain cells, leading to signs of neurodegeneration, a new study has found. The paper published in PLOS ...

This discovery opens up perspectives on the mechanisms by which fungal infections could influence the human brain.

This discovery opens up perspectives on the mechanisms by which fungal infections could influence the human brain. Artistic illustration image Researchers have discovered that the fungus Beauveria ...

To determine how her fungus hijacked the fly brain, Elya and her colleagues screened hundreds of flies in which the functions of specific neurons or specific genes were disrupted and measured how this ...

a type of fungus. Left untreated, the infection could have spread to nearby structures such as the brain, posing a significant risk to her life. Intervention A multidisciplinary team, led by Dr ...