A new study led by Imperial College London finds that drug-resistant mold is spreading from the environment and infecting susceptible people's lungs. Aspergillus fumigatus is an environmental mold ...

Aspergillus fumigatus is a mold that is found all over the world. Unlike closely related species, it can cause serious, often fatal infections in humans. What makes A. fumigatus so dangerous? An ...

Seattle Children’s hospital is again coping with a mold in its operating rooms that has persisted at the hospital for nearly 20 years and has been linked to seven deaths. There are no known new ...

Aspergillus westerdijkiae shouldn't be here at all. But we might have a way to stop it.

The Aspergillus mold was detected in the hospital’s operating rooms on Nov. 10, shortly after 6-month-old Elizabeth Hutt underwent her third heart operation. A class action lawsuit against the ...

Basilea Pharmaceutica Ltd, Allschwil (SIX: BSLN), a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company committed to meeting the needs of patients with severe bacterial and fungal infections, announced today ...

One of the most significant setbacks to cannabis cultivators and imminent danger to consumers—microbial contamination, notably the presence of aspergillus—continues to wreak havoc on state-legal pot ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Aspergillus spores, including the ones that can cause infections in humans, may already be in the air that you breathe. But no ...

SEATTLE — As Seattle Children's hospital continues to battle mold in its operating rooms, many may wonder about the mold that caused the infections: Aspergillus. Here’s what you need to know.

Mold is a type of fungus that grows in many places in and outside your home. It reproduces by creating spores. These spores float through the air and grow into mold when they come into contact with ...