Researchers at the University of Sheffield have discovered that a fungus deadly to people with weakened immune systems can disable a critical defense used by neutrophils, the body's front-line, ...

The yeast fungus Candida albicans not only uses the toxin candidalysin to cause infections, but also to colonize the oral mucosa inconspicuously—but only in finely balanced amounts. Too little toxin ...

Immune-inspired nanodiscs attacked Candida albicans by damaging fungal membranes. The discs used macrophage membranes to ...

Scientists uncover how fungi 'blind' immune system, offering new hope against superbugs ...

Researchers at the University of Sheffield have discovered how Candida fungi suppress the immune system, a breakthrough that ...

Tests in mice with severe infections showed that the nanodiscs reduced the amount of fungus in major organs and improved survival rates.

Candida albicans is a species of yeast — a single-celled fungus — that’s a normal part of the microbes that live in your gastrointestinal tract. Small amounts of the yeast also live in various warm, ...

You might call Candida albicans a shape-shifter: As this fungus grows, it can multiply as single, oval-shaped cells called yeast or propagate in an elongated form called hypha, consisting of ...

University of Sheffield researchers have discovered how the fungus Candida albicans suppresses immune response, offering new ...