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 coccidioidomycosis… ...

Some fungi have also already developed resistance to these drugs. People who survive fungal infections of the brain are often left with long-term brain damage.

A fungus that is a common cause of fungal meningitis undergoes a remarkable transformation once it enters the body, allowing it to infect the brain, according to new research by scientists at ...

Fungal infections of the brain have been the premise for recent television shows about post-apocalyptic zombie-infested futures. Rachael Dangarembizi - a scientific researcher in the field of ...

Prior to the video game The Last of Us, people rarely thought of fungi in the context of deadly infectious diseases. However, Cryptococcus neoformans is a fungal pathogen that causes more than 100,000 ...

News Release 16-Oct-2023 Fungal infection in the brain produces changes like those seen in Alzheimer’s disease Peer-Reviewed Publication Baylor College of Medicine ...

News Liam Buckler Senior News Reporter 16:28, 25 May 2023 Updated 16:32, 25 May 2023 The fungus has come from two clinics in Mexico (Image: Getty Images/Science Photo Libra) ...

Fungal brain infections are often fatal, with Aspergillus reaching mortality rates of above 90%. They can be tricky to treat, says Drummond: there aren't many antifungal medications, and not all ...