A fungus that can change its shape to fit into your brain has been discovered by scientists. Cryptococcus neoformans (C. neoformans), a pathogenic fungus, can shape-shift itself to fit through the ...

"The results of this phase 3 [AMBITION-cm] trial make it clear that this approach is just as good as the current World Health Organization-recommended first-line treatment in preventing death," first ...

In a recent study published in Nature Microbiology, researchers examined metabolite-drug-fungal interactions in the fungal meningitis pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans. Antibiotic resistance refers to ...

A drug repurposing study of tamoxifen for a deadly form of fungal meningitis suggests it has no benefits in clearing the infection more quickly Hopes that tamoxifen could improve survival for a deadly ...

Hopes that tamoxifen could improve survival for a deadly form of fungal meningitis have been dashed by clinical trial results published in eLife. The study finds that adding tamoxifen to standard ...