In some patients, the fungus can enter the bloodstream and spread throughout the body causing serious, and sometimes deadly, invasive infections. A potentially deadly fungus has been detected in dozens of states, including Ohio. The CDC calls it an urgent threat, and if an infection is left undetected and untreated it can spread to the...
LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR NATURAL PRODUCT RESEARCH AND INFECTION BIOLOGY – HANS KNOELL INSTITUTE IMAGE: CANDIDA ALBICANS (BLUE) TAKES UP HUMAN MICRORNA (RED) FROM EXTRACELLULAR VESICLES. CREDIT: LUKE DONALD HALDER/LEIBNIZ-HKI Jena. During infection, the yeast Candida albicans stimulates the release of tiny RNA fragments, which then stimulate its own growth. An international research team led by the Leibniz...
by University of Oxford Figure 1. Genome wide haploid genetic screen identifies genes necessary for the activity of 3′-dA and NUC-7738. A) Number of unique gene trap sense insertions and significant gene hits found in the haploid genetic screen. B) Venn diagram indicating the overlap of significant hits found for NUC-7738 treatment. Credit: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-21-1652 A new...
A team of experts have discovered that a common fungus that infects humans can not only predict an imminent attack from the immune system, it will even change its appearance to hide from it. A team of experts have discovered that a common fungus that infects humans can not only predict an imminent attack from...
by Delthia Ricks, Newsday The multidrug-resistant fungus Candida auris has disproportionately affected New York health care facilities, raising questions about its origins, whether it’s here to stay and which health care facilities have been impacted by it. There have been 319 confirmed cases and four probable ones statewide since the fungus, known as C. auris, was identified in New...
