After entering the host, the leading cause of fungal meningitis, Cryptococcus neoformans, rapidly adapts by shrinking in size and acquiring other characteristics that allow it to better infect the ...

Researchers at the University of Utah (U of U) Health report that a fungus that is a common cause of fungal meningitis undergoes a transformation once it enters the body, allowing it to infect the ...

When Peter Redweik’s physicians finally realized that his splitting headaches, slurred speech and stumbling gait were caused by cryptococcal meningitis — a severe inflammation of his brain caused by a ...

Ultimately, the goal is to find ways to stop deadly disease caused by Cryptococcus neoformans from developing in humans and animals. But until that time, finding new and better ways to treat already ...

A fungus that can change its shape to fit into your brain has been discovered by scientists. Cryptococcus neoformans (C. neoformans), a pathogenic fungus, can shape-shift itself to fit through the ...

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A fungus that is a common cause of fungal meningitis undergoes a remarkable transformation once it enters the body, allowing it to infect the brain, according to new research. The discovery could lead ...

Researchers have discovered that a fungal pathogen called Cryptococcus neoformans transforms when it enters the body, and this transformation enables it to move into the brain. The findings, which ...