Scientists at the University of East Anglia (UK) have contributed to discovering a "control switch" inside our immune cells ...

He also overheats and has long-term fatigue. But experts say we need to put the illness into perspective – if you spend a ...

Cordyceps fungi rely on highly specialized spores to spread infection, turning a single host into the starting point of a much larger biological assault. After killing the insect, the fungus grows ...

So-called "fungal storms" occur when airborne spores are spread by dust, wind, and flooding. Climate change is causing these microscopic threats to spread farther and become more resilient. While most ...

Extreme weather events like dust storms, floods, and high winds are spreading dangerous fungal spores. Climate change is causing fungi to become more resilient and expand into new geographic areas.

Someone inhales fungal spores. They feel strange. They might get a bit bitey. Possibly a bit dead. And then… POP! Something gruesome happens and the horror spreads. Such is the fate of many in Cold ...

"TMVII is a specific type of fungus that is part of a larger family that causes the usually benign but irksome conditions such as ringworm, jock itch and athlete's foot," Dr. Hayden Andrews, an ...

Minnesota health officials say the state is currently dealing with the United States’ “largest known outbreak” of a sexually transmitted fungus that can cause ringworm. The fungus, known as TMVII, was ...

A potentially deadly fungus has been spreading throughout Tennessee, health officials have warned. Over 35 cases of histoplasmosis, a lung infection caused by exposure to the fungus Histoplasma ...

A troubling surge in a rarely discussed fungal infection is drawing attention from health officials and families across Tennessee. Dozens of residents in Middle Tennessee have been diagnosed with ...

Truffles, which come in many guises, not just those regarded as delicacies by humans, are the fruiting bodies of fungi—the underground equivalents of mushrooms. Unlike mushrooms, however, they cannot ...