Cryptococcus neoformans, meanwhile, forms spores that can cause lung or brain infections when breathed in. And Aspergillus fumigatus, a kind of mold, can also cause respiratory infections when ...

The researchers focused on Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a bacterium with tail-like propellers that thrives in soil and human airways, and Cryptococcus neoformans, a stationary yeast. Under a microscope ...

“When Cryptococcus neoformans gets to your central nervous system, it causes life-threatening meningitis. The mortality rate is very high, and it's really hard to treat,” says Dr Din ...

In a study published in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, researchers have discovered that bioactives cannabidiol (CBD) and cannabidivarin (CBDV) killed harmful Cryptococcus neoformans ...