News tagged with fungal species


Fungi offers new clues in asthma fight

Hundreds of tiny fungal particles found in the lungs of asthma sufferers could offer new clues in the development of new treatments, according to a team of Cardiff University scientists.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Feb 19, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Children failing asthma therapy may have severe asthma with fungal sensitization

New research presented at the ATS 2012 International Conference in San Francisco suggests that a significant proportion of children with asthma failing Step 4 or greater therapy may have severe asthma with fungal sensitization ...

Immunology created May 22, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

CDC links eye infections to troubled Fla. pharmacy

(AP) -- Federal health officials confirmed 33 cases of a rare fungal eye infection across seven states on Thursday, stemming from products mixed in a Florida pharmacy that also mixed supplements that killed 21 elite polo ...

Medications created May 03, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Protein unmasks pathogenic fungi to activate immune response

The first step in defending against a hostile attack is identifying the enemy. It's how a healthy immune system mounts a response to invading pathogens. In the case of certain fungi, however, the attacking cells may be so ...

Medical research created Aug 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast