Overlooked molecule points to new treatments for drug-resistant fungal infections

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

Fatal infection risk in newborns may increase when this bacterium and fungus mix

Researchers at the University of Maine have discovered that a common interaction between a bacterium and a fungus may ...

Fungus 'rewires' maize plants, causing tumor-like growths by hijacking root formation process

When a maize plant is attacked by the fungus Ustilago maydis, tumor-like tissue growths occur at the site of infection. How the pathogen causes this response in its host has long been unknown. But a ...

Is my child's rash chickenpox? The key signs to look out for

The NHS explain s that the rash of spots on your child's body can take on a variety of colours (pink, red, or darker than the ...

Urgent warning over killer fungus that’s ‘becoming MORE infectious and spreading across the globe’

A DRUG resistant form of killer fungus is rapidly spreading across the globe and becoming more infectious, scientists warn.
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Fungal Spores in Wildfire Smoke Could Cause Lung Disease

Pilots prepare to fly microbial sampling systems into smoke from high-intensity crown fires in Utah’s Fishlake National Forest. Credit: Krista Bonfantine, University of Idaho Extreme wildfire events ...
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COVID toes and other rashes COVID-19 may cause

This condition refers to swollen, discolored toes. Early in the coronavirus pandemic, it was thought that some people who had been infected with the virus that causes COVID-19 developed swollen, ...