Crystal brain fungus may sound like something from a horror movie, but it's nothing to fear. This jelly fungus (with the Latin name of Myxarium nucleatum) looks a lot like frog spawn. Its fungal fruit ...

There’s probably a fungus living in your brain right now. And it could be contributing to the development of Alzheimer’s disease or another type of dementia, according to new medical research. The ...

After entering the host, the leading cause of fungal meningitis, Cryptococcus neoformans, rapidly adapts by shrinking in size and acquiring other characteristics that allow it to better infect the ...

Previous research has implicated fungi in chronic neurodegenerative conditions such as Alzheimer's disease, but there is limited understanding of how these common microbes could be involved in the ...

Dr. Maria Margarita Behrens traces her journey from South America to the Salk Institute in a Genomic Press Interview ...

Previous research has implicated fungi in chronic neurodegenerative conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease, but there is limited understanding of how these common microbes could be involved in the ...

Researchers at the University of Utah (U of U) Health report that a fungus that is a common cause of fungal meningitis undergoes a transformation once it enters the body, allowing it to infect the ...

Fungal infections can affect anyone, although people with weakened immune systems are at highest risk. The US Food and Drug Administration considers the treatment of invasive fungal infections an ...

This article contains spoilers for “The Last of Us,” particularly the end of Season 1 and some references from Episode 1 of Season 2, which premieres Sunday at 9 p.m. As Season 2 premieres, the ...

Researchers have discovered that a fungal pathogen called Cryptococcus neoformans transforms when it enters the body, and this transformation enables it to move into the brain. The findings, which ...