Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A digital rendering of yellow C. auris fungi. In 2009, doctors at a hospital in Japan published a paper identifying a new species ...

The fungus can cause severe infections in humans, livestock, and plants, according to reports.

Higher environmental temperatures may trigger mutations in fungi that lead to increased infectivity, more aggressive growth or resistance to multiple anti-fungal medications. Microbiologist examining ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A deadly fungal disease in bats has made its way to the state of Washington, and humans are facing unexpected consequences. As ...

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — A new genome-wide study uncovers evidence of the first three-way relationships between human genetic variation, variation in the fungal component of the human microbiome — known ...

Thinking of fungi probably conjures up an image of some wild mushrooms or a sourdough starter in your mind. That, or maybe a time where you had an unfortunate itchy skin rash that went away with a bit ...

The principle of resilience and survival is crucial for medically significant fungi. These microorganisms are far from creating the postapocalyptic scenario depicted in TV series like The Last of Us, ...

New research shows a common skin fungus can help melanoma spread by changing cancer cell movement and energy use.

A dangerous fungal pathogen has proven no match for what may be one of the most useful plants in nature. Scientists studying the chemical properties of cannabis have found it kills one of the most ...

A watercolor artist’s interpretation of the relationship between the human genome and gut mycobiome. Created by Amy Bean, watercolor journalist and mom of first author Emily Van Syoc. Clinicians’ ...

Human and animal health are closely linked, with many diseases shared between them. As our world becomes more developed and interconnected, the proximity between wild animals and humans is shrinking, ...