Rivals or allies—how do bacteria and fungi interact in our bodies? Until now, bacteria on our mucous membranes were primarily ...

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

Fungi are everywhere, and in many cases, a fungal infection can be eliminated by a person's immune system. But fungal infections can also send long hyphae into the body that are extremely difficult to ...

A new study by researchers at Kiel University and MPI-EvolBio describes how more efficient protein production drives the adaptation of fungi to the human body, potentially turning previously harmless ...

Two new research studies are addressing the rising threat of fungal infections, which can be very difficult to treat. One study has examined the cell walls of fungi to look for weaknesses, while ...

Cancer is one of the causes responsible for the most deaths worldwide. In 2020, for example, it resulted in ten million ...

A new study has researched a chemical compound derived from a unique caterpillar fungus known for its potential as a cancer treatment. This study has uncovered the intricate mechanisms by which this ...

Fungal infections are becoming deadlier as drug resistance spreads and treatment options stall. Researchers at McMaster University discovered that a molecule called butyrolactol A can dramatically ...

“Insect herbivores have long been known to accumulate plant defense metabolites from their diet as defenses against their own ...

Prof. Dr. Ilse Jacobsen [email protected] https://www.leibniz-hki.de/en/mikrobielle-immunologie.html ...