September 26, 2024 by Jennifer Head, Alexandra K. Heaney, Simon Camponuri, The Conversation Credit: Public DomainAs the climate warms, the southwestern U.S. is increasingly experiencing weather whiplash as the region swings from drought to flooding and back again. As a result, the public is hearing more about little-known infectious diseases, such as valley fever. In...
Tag: <span>Fungal infections</span>
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Experts alert doctors and the public to the arrival of hard-to-treat fungal skin infections in the US
JUNE 5, 2024 by NYU Langone Health Trichophyton indotineae causing tinea corporis. Credit: JAMA Dermatology (2024). DOI: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2024.1126Health care providers should watch out for new and highly contagious forms of ringworm or jock itch, which are emerging as a potential public health threat, according to a pair of reports. In the first of the studies,...
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Fungal infections an unintended consequence of advanced immunotherapy, research shows
by Hackensack Meridian Health Graphical abstract. Credit: Cell (2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2023.04.031 Major fungal infections have become more common across the globe, and one unexpected phenomenon among the rise of fungi is life-threatening infections as a result of a complication of certain immunotherapies and small molecule kinase inhibitors. A scientist at the Hackensack Meridian Center for Discovery and...
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The nanorobotic system presents new options for targeting fungal infections
Researchers from Penn Dental and Penn Engineering have developed a new way to rapidly and precisely eradicate fungal infections in the mouth by using nanorobots guided by magnets. Infections caused by fungi, such as Candida albicans, pose a significant global health risk due to their resistance to existing treatments, so much so that the World Health Organization...
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New vaccine targets life-threatening fungal infections, a growing health concern
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA A new vaccine from the University of Georgia could be the first clinically approved immunization to protect against invasive fungal infections, a growing concern as antifungal drug resistance increases. Fungal infections cause more than 1.5 million deaths worldwide each year and cost billions. They also double hospitalization costs, double the length of hospital stays...
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Fighting fungal infections with metals
UNIVERSITY OF BERN IMAGE: A PETRI DISH WITH RED AGAR ON WHICH GROWS A FUNGAL STRAND IN THE SHAPE OF THE ELEMENT SYMBOL FOR PLATINUM (PT). CREDIT: © CO-ADD Each year, more than one billion people contract a fungal infection. Although they are harmless to most people, over 1.5 million patients die each year as...
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Fungal infections: Microbial cooperation leads to drug tolerance
CHARITÉ – UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN The treatment of fungal infections is often hampered by fungal pathogens that do not respond, or are tolerant, against anti-fungal drugs. A team of researchers from Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin and the Francis Crick Institute have now identified microbial cooperation as one of the causes of this drug tolerance. A collaborative...
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Bioresponsive micro-to-nano albumin-based systems for targeted drug delivery against complex fungal infections
COMPUSCRIPT LTD IMAGE: THE BIORESPONSIVE MICRO-TO-NANO ALBUMIN-BASED SYSTEM WAS ACCUMULATED IN THE LUNGS AND RESPONDS TO THE UPREGULATED MMP-3, THEN TARGETED THE LUNG TISSUE, BRAIN, AND INFECTED MACROPHAGES, REACHING MULTIPLE TARGETS AND EFFICIENT TREATMENT. CREDIT: APSB Bioresponsive micro-to-nano albumin-based systems for targeted drug delivery against complex fungal infections Just published in the latest issue of Acta...
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Innovative cancer treatment found to be promising for the control of fungal infections
by Luciana Constantino, FAPESP The use of CAR T-cells reprogrammed to “recognize” Cryptococcus spp. proved effective to combat the infection in vitro and in mice (pulmonary cryptococcosis; image: Wikimedia Commons) An innovative cell-based treatment for cancer has been found promising for the control of infections caused by fungi. A study published in the journal Cytotherapy reports that the use of...
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Probiotic yeast may offer an effective treatment for drug-resistant fungal infections
A study by researchers at WPI and the Central Food Technological Research Institute in India shows that yeasts derived from food are effective in preventing infections and reducing the virulence of several Candida species WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE Worcester, Mass. – Dec. 10, 2019 – A study by researchers in the United States and India has...
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