After entering the host, the leading cause of fungal meningitis, Cryptococcus neoformans, rapidly adapts by shrinking in size and acquiring other characteristics that allow it to better infect the ...

PhD. Postdoctoral fellowship. Faculty position. This is the typical career course for scientists working towards a career in academia. Asiya Gusa, a microbiologist at Duke University, also hit all ...

Researchers at the University of Utah (U of U) Health report that a fungus that is a common cause of fungal meningitis undergoes a transformation once it enters the body, allowing it to infect the ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. A fungus that can change its shape to fit into your brain has been discovered by scientists. Cryptococcus neoformans (C.

When Peter Redweik’s physicians finally realized that his splitting headaches, slurred speech and stumbling gait were caused by cryptococcal meningitis — a severe inflammation of his brain caused by a ...

The infectious fungus Cryptococcus neoformans rapidly enlarges and shrinks in size to withstand different microenvironments in the body. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the ...

Worldwide, cryptococcal meningitis kills up to 180,000 persons annually and is the most common cause of nonviral meningitis in the United States. Besides patients with immunosuppression due to human ...

Invasive fungal infections are now estimated to affect about 6.5 million people every year around the world, and while many ...

A fungus that is a common cause of fungal meningitis undergoes a remarkable transformation once it enters the body, allowing it to infect the brain, according to new research. The discovery could lead ...

Researchers have discovered that a fungal pathogen called Cryptococcus neoformans transforms when it enters the body, and this transformation enables it to move into the brain. The findings, which ...