Fungal Infection
Fungal Infection: an inflammatory condition caused by a primitive organism called a fungus. Certain fungi reproduce through small spores in the air. As a result, you can inhale the spores or they can land on you causing fungal infections Fungal infections typically start in the lungs or on the skin.
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AUG 10, 2022
Health & Medicine
AUG 10, 2022
Zoonotic diseases, which can jump from one species to another, are not unusual. As the world's population rises and the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 13, 2022
Microbiology
JUN 13, 2022
The human body plays host to a variety of microorganisms, including fungi like Candida albicans. Some strains of Candida
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 23, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
MAY 23, 2022
A new study from the University of Birmingham and National Institutes of Health has shown that patients who are prescrib
...
Written By:
Zoe Michaud
MAY 15, 2022
Immunology
MAY 15, 2022
Infections are common, and many are becoming increasingly hard for clinicians to treat. Antibiotics are often used to tr
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 14, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
APR 14, 2022
COVID-19 is more effectively treated by a combination of drugs than singular drugs alone. The corresponding study was pu
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAR 22, 2022
Microbiology
MAR 22, 2022
Although antibiotic resistance is becoming a problem, many bacterial infections can still be prevented or eliminated wit
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 16, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
MAR 16, 2022
A pathogen common among people with cystic fibrosis combined with an antifungal drug can clear otherwise difficult-to-tr
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAR 15, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
MAR 15, 2022
There are many challenges facing our healthcare system today, but sepsis is undeniably one of the most significant. Seps
...
Sponsored By:
bioMérieux Inc
FEB 20, 2022
Microbiology
FEB 20, 2022
Microbes in the gut have been shown to have a powerful influence on many aspects of our biology and well being. Scientis
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 26, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
DEC 26, 2021
Candida auris emerged as a pathogen around 2009, and has quickly become a serious problem for clinics and hospitals, whe
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 19, 2021
Microbiology
DEC 19, 2021
COVID-19 may cause a wide range of symptoms that can impact many organs, but for those hospitalized with the disease, re
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 06, 2021
Cannabis Sciences
DEC 06, 2021
Cannabis cultivation has embraced tissue culture due to this approach’s many advantages. Tissue culture cultivatio
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
DEC 02, 2021
Immunology
DEC 02, 2021
Yale University researchers have developed an mRNA vaccine against ticks that could help prevent Lyme disease. This is a
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
NOV 18, 2021
Cannabis Sciences
NOV 18, 2021
According to the Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC), antibiotic-resistant bacterial or fungal strains infe
...
Written By:
Nadine Husami
OCT 28, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
OCT 28, 2021
Genomic sequencing tools have enabled researchers to study microbial communities that are everywhere in our world, even
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 19, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
OCT 19, 2021
Parents pass their genes on to their children. But they can pass down other things too with epigenetic marks, chemical t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 03, 2021
Health & Medicine
OCT 03, 2021
In early 1692 in Salem, Massachusetts, the daughter and niece of Reverend Samuel Parris began to writhe, roar, contort,
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 25, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
JUL 25, 2021
Microplastics are being found throughout our world; they're in the oceans, in soil, and in our bodies, among other place
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 24, 2021
Microbiology
JUN 24, 2021
Scientists have discovered an unusual specimen of fungus that is making a carpenter ant its home; this discovery is the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 21, 2021
Coronavirus
JUN 21, 2021
In Brazil, clinicians have noted a rise in C. auris infections. Researchers believe that exhausted healthcare workers, o
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 28, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
MAY 28, 2021
New research assessed bacterial and fungal biofilms, tenacious microbial communities that are tougher than small groups
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 10, 2021
Microbiology
MAY 10, 2021
For many years, many parts of the human body were considered to be sterile, which is to say, totally free of microorgani
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 14, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
APR 14, 2021
A research team from RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia, has devised an ultra-thin 2D antimicrobial coating that co
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 13, 2021
Immunology
APR 13, 2021
In a recent study, researchers discovered that a fungus present in cheese, processed meats, beer, and other fermented fo
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes