A fungus that can change its shape to fit into your brain has been discovered by scientists. Cryptococcus neoformans (C. neoformans), a pathogenic fungus, can shape-shift itself to fit through the ...

In a recent study published in Nature Microbiology, researchers examined metabolite-drug-fungal interactions in the fungal meningitis pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans. Antibiotic resistance refers to ...

(Salt Lake City) - 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 ...

A lab has completed a six-year study to examine the virulence of 38 clinical isolates from various strains of Cryptococcus. Ultimately, the goal is to find ways to stop deadly disease caused by ...

C. neoformans is a fungal pathogen that causes meningitis, which causes approximately 180,000 deaths annually worldwide. Currently, AmB is the only fungicidal drug available to treat fungal meningitis ...

The National Institutes of Health recently awarded a $2.7 million grant to Luis R. Martinez, Ph.D., associate professor of biological sciences at The University of Texas at El Paso, to study a ...

In a process known as vomocytosis, macrophages swallow pathogens whole only to spew them back out later, unharmed. In this webinar, learn how next-gen CAR-T design targets solid tumors and which tools ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Current therapy of cryptococcosis is unsatisfactory, particularly in patients with AIDS. Experimental cryptococcosis models in DBA/2 mice were ...

The echinocandin derivative caspofungin (MK-0991, L-743,872) inhibits 1,3-β-D-glucan synthesis and is active against several medically important fungi but is relatively ineffective against ...

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 ...