Fungal lung infections may appear similar to lung cancer in both the symptoms they cause and how they look on imaging, such as computed tomography (CT) or chest X-ray. Aspergillosis is the infection ...

Cystic fibrosis shortened Megan Tims Phillips' life but didn't make it smaller. As her mother hoped for more time, daughter found baking, life and love.

called Aspergillus fumigatus, is most strongly linked to so-called fungal asthma. The condition can increase mucus and block your airways. If you have a weak immune system or a chronic lung ...

Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, Chonnam National University Medical School & Hwasun Hospital, Hwasun, Republic of Korea Objective: We identified patients who initially did not have ...

and able to cause deadly and opportunistic human fungal diseases, mainly in individuals with impaired immune systems or chronic lung diseases. Amongst these, Aspergillus fumigatus, a common green ...

Fungal infections involving the pituitary gland are rare and can be life threatening. A 75-year-old man with hypertension and diabetes mellitus presented with headache and hyponatraemia. Imaging study ...

In hospitalized patients, eosinophil levels positively correlated with antibiotic use, systemic inflammation, and worsened ...

New research into a chemical produced by a caterpillar fungus that has shown promise as a possible cancer treatment has revealed how it interacts with genes to interrupt cell growth signals. The ...

Vapor from berry-flavored e-cigarettes can weaken the lungs' natural defenses by paralyzing immune cells, making it harder for the body to fight off infections, a Canadian study has found.