To study this process, researchers need to identify rare instances of fungal invasion into the brain, but finding these examples requires the ability to study large sections of the organ. Carolina ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Doctors are warning about increasingly drug-resistant fungal infections. They may look little like the brain-controlling fungus ...

Fungi, or at least their fruiting bodies (such as ‘mushrooms’) do tend to grab the attention during autumn and into winter, and particularly so after a long drought followed by wet weather. However, ...

A fungal infection has been shown to trigger a fruit fly’s own immune system to destroy brain cells leading to signs of neurodegeneration, a new study has found. The paper published in PLOS Biology ...

A fungal infection has been shown to trigger a fruit fly’s own immune system to destroy brain cells leading to signs of neurodegeneration, a new study has found. The paper published in PLOS Biology ...