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Why we should all eat Kimchi and other Korean fermented foods

A recent study reviews various traditional Korean fermented foods for their various health benefits.

20 Nov 2022

The antimicrobial activity of tee tree oil nanoliposomes against Escherichia coli

The main aim of the current study is to develop a new drug to promote sustainable and healthy animal husbandry in China.

18 Nov 2022

Experts highlight the need to study and develop treatments for fungal infections

Fungi in the soil cause a significant number of serious lung infections in 48 out of 50 states and the District of Columbia, including many areas long thought to be free of deadly environmental fungi, according to a study by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

17 Nov 2022

Association of COVID-19 severity with nasopharyngeal fungal colonization and interleukin-17 induction

Researchers evaluated the concurrent colonization of fungi in the nasopharynx of severe COVID-19 patients.

28 Oct 2022

An unprecedented list of health-threatening fungi released by the WHO

The WHO fungal priority pathogens list ranks pathogens that pose a serious risk of morbidity and mortality in humans.

27 Oct 2022

New diagnostic method applies machine learning to advanced genomics data to detect sepsis

Sepsis, the overreaction of the immune system in response to an infection, causes an estimated 20% of deaths globally and as many as 20 to 50% of U.S. hospital deaths each year.

24 Oct 2022

Risk of viral spillover found to increase with a warming climate in High Arctic lake sediments

In a new study, researchers performed a combined metagenomic and cophylogenetic modeling analysis to evaluate the impact of climate change on viral spillover risks in the context of a changing High Arctic environment.

24 Oct 2022

Rare insect-eating mushrooms show potential to develop new anti-viral and cancer medications

Scientists studying the medicinal potential of a rare insect-eating mushroom have found a way to grow the elusive fungi in the lab, opening the way for the development of new anti-viral and cancer medications.

19 Oct 2022

Fungal involvement in tumors may drive worse cancer outcomes

The presence of some fungal species in tumors predicts - and may even help drive - worse cancer outcomes, according to a study from Weill Cornell Medicine and Duke University researchers.

3 Oct 2022

The compositional and functional diversity of the gut fungal microbiome

Researchers assessed the role of gut bacterial microbiome assembly and the gut mycobiome in relation to health, pathology, and clinical applications.

30 Sep 2022

Rodents can serve as reservoirs for fungal infections, study reveals

Fungal diseases in the human population are on the rise, so it is important for health authorities to understand where these pathogens come from.

26 Sep 2022

In vitro gut models reveal how microplastics affect the GI tract

Researchers hypothesize that exposure to polyethylene microplastics affect the human adult GI system in vitro under realistic conditions.

26 Sep 2022

Metal compounds could be the solution for drug-resistant fungal infections

University of Queensland researchers say metal compounds could be the answer to the growing problem of drug-resistant fungal infections.

26 Sep 2022

Coral genome reveals an alternative pathway for cysteine biosynthesis

Model animals, such as mice and fruit flies, have provided scientists with powerful insights into how cellular biology works. However, model animals are really just a guide, and it can be risky to generalize findings across animals from studying a selection of model organisms.

23 Sep 2022

Chemical compounds containing special metals can fight fungal infections

An international collaboration led by researchers from the University of Bern and the University of Queensland in Australia has demonstrated that chemical compounds containing special metals are highly effective in fighting dangerous fungal infections.

23 Sep 2022

Scientists find evidence of fungal organism Histoplasma capsulatum in Antarctica

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20 Sep 2022

Monkeypox virus infection in an immunocompromised patient

Researchers assessed the manifestations of the monkeypox infection in an immunocompromised patient.

19 Sep 2022

Nutritional approaches targeting gut microbiome could improve brain disorders

A new review published in the Clinical Nutrition and Metabolic Care journal focused on studies that utilized the dietary gut microbiota–target interventions to improve mental health conditions. It also discussed some suggestions for developing more robust and informative interventions for diet–microbiome studies.

15 Sep 2022

Understanding what happens when two gut microbiomes clash together

Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) – the transfer of lower intestinal fluids and microbes from one individual to another – is sometimes used to treat inflammatory gut diseases, including ulcerative colitis and bacterial infections.

15 Sep 2022

The impact of the infant gut microbiome on vaccine efficacy

A new study reports the effect of the infant gut microbiome on vaccine efficacy.

13 Sep 2022

fungi News and Research

Why we should all eat Kimchi and other Korean fermented foods

The antimicrobial activity of tee tree oil nanoliposomes against Escherichia coli

Experts highlight the need to study and develop treatments for fungal infections

Association of COVID-19 severity with nasopharyngeal fungal colonization and interleukin-17 induction

An unprecedented list of health-threatening fungi released by the WHO

New diagnostic method applies machine learning to advanced genomics data to detect sepsis

Risk of viral spillover found to increase with a warming climate in High Arctic lake sediments

Rare insect-eating mushrooms show potential to develop new anti-viral and cancer medications

Fungal involvement in tumors may drive worse cancer outcomes

The compositional and functional diversity of the gut fungal microbiome

Rodents can serve as reservoirs for fungal infections, study reveals

In vitro gut models reveal how microplastics affect the GI tract

Metal compounds could be the solution for drug-resistant fungal infections

Coral genome reveals an alternative pathway for cysteine biosynthesis

Chemical compounds containing special metals can fight fungal infections

Scientists find evidence of fungal organism Histoplasma capsulatum in Antarctica

Monkeypox virus infection in an immunocompromised patient

Nutritional approaches targeting gut microbiome could improve brain disorders

Understanding what happens when two gut microbiomes clash together

The impact of the infant gut microbiome on vaccine efficacy

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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