Steven Weersing survived both the Joplin tornado and the potentially fatal fungus that spread among survivors — now he's ...

A parasitic fungus illness known as Cordyceps brain infection (abbreviated CBI) causes an epidemic that transforms human ...

A compound found in a parasitic fungus that commonly paralyzes and ... by cancer cells to assist their spread throughout the human body. Although it's not clear yet which molecules cordycepin ...

Most fungi can’t grow and reproduce in the human body because it’s too warm. But experts say they’re evolving. National Corporate funding for NOVA is provided by Carlisle Companies.

As climate change drives fungi to adapt, their impact on our health is changing. Learn about the increasing risk of fungal ...

Fungal infections are on the rise globally. According to a study by the Manchester Fungal Infection Group, in 2022, ...

may be human-driven climate change — and they warn that a much larger area of the United States will become vulnerable to the disease in the decades to come. The fungus thrives in dry soils ...

Statistics show hundreds of thousands of systemic bacterial and fungal infections are diagnosed each year in the United ...

A man in Kolkata has become the world’s first human being infected by a plant fungus. A 61-year-old plant mycologist, who has been working with decaying material, mushrooms, and various plant ...