Researchers have discovered a new way to attack fungal infections. The key is to block fungi from being able to make fatty acids, the major component of fats. Resistance to anti-fungal drugs is ...

Scientists at the Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (IMBB-FORTH) and the University of Crete, together with ...

Fungal infections are becoming deadlier as drug resistance spreads and treatment options stall. Researchers at McMaster University discovered that a molecule called butyrolactol A can dramatically ...

A vaccine created by University of Georgia researchers to battle multiple life-threatening fungal infections is also ...

Infection with the pathogenic yeast fungus Candida auris (C. auris) can wreak havoc on the health of hospital patients and ...

Figure 1: An autophagosome (green) in the process of "eating" a nucleus (red) in a azole-treated cell of Z. tritici. Image provided by co-author Dr. Martin Schuster. Scientists have discovered that ...

Fungal diseases can have a devastating effect on agricultural production. By some estimates, these infections account for the loss of as much as a quarter of crops globally each year. For decades, ...

WHO recommends investing in global surveillance, expanding financial incentives for drug discovery and development, funding basic research to help identify new and unexploited targets on fungi for ...

Every day we inhale thousands of potentially pathogenic fungal spores, but our immune system simply eliminates them. However, in people with compromised immunity, such as transplant and cancer ...

Researchers at the RIKEN Center for Sustainable Research Science (CSRS) and the University of Toronto have discovered a new way to attack fungal infections. The key is to block fungi from being able ...