A BRAIN-INVADING fungal infection that sickened nearly 20 people after a music festival is expected to rise in the coming months, experts have warned. Valley fever, also known as ...

A fungal disease could soon bring infected cicadas to your backyard. Massospora cicadina is a fungal pathogen that infects ...

Molds and yeast on human bodies and in the air are becoming increasingly resistant to treatment. Experts say the microbes are fueling the next superbug crisis.

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 ...

At the end of Season 1, doctors and nurses want to cut into the brain of the snark-tastic wonder kid, Ellie, to understand why she seems to be immune to the deadly fungus and to ultimately create ...

Most of a fungus is located underground in the form ... information along their networks much like neurons do in a human brain. And it’s this ability that the scientists behind this new paper ...

Instantly, they know they are near a person infected with the plague that has killed their world: a fungus that takes over the brain of its human hosts, turning them into shambling monsters.

The fungus can also invade the sinuses and spread to the brain, with a mortality rate around 50%. It causes tissue to die - cutting off blood flow so antifungal drugs can’t reach the infection site.

The infection soon spread to his brain, causing fungal meningitis. The condition is marked by potentially deadly inflammation of the protective membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord.