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3 days, 10 hours ago

Robbie Williams wins battle with neighbours and is granted permission to cut down fungus-riddled tree at his £17 million London mansion

Robbie Williams has won the battle with his neighbours to cut down a fungus-riddled tree at his £17 million London mansion, which is next door to Led Zeppelin star Jimmy Page's home. Robbie Williams has won the battle with his neighbours to cut down a fungus-riddled tree at his £17 million London mansion, which is next door to Led Zeppelin …

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2 weeks, 1 day ago

Valley fever cases surge in California, already way up from recent years

LA Times

As of the end of November, 11,076 valley fever cases had been confirmed statewide, a 20% increase compared with last year’s total and a nearly 47% jump from 2022. Valley fever cases are skyrocketing in California, with this year’s tally already far exceeding the number recorded in all of 2023 and set to climb even higher once figures from the …

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3 weeks, 4 days ago

Species in Chernobyl is mutating to 'feed' on nuclear radiation

Daily Mail

A fungus at the site of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster has adapted to 'feed' on levels of radiation that would be lethal to most life forms. Cladosporium sphaerospermum, a fungus living at the site of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, has adapted to 'feed' on levels of radiation that would be lethal to most life forms C. sphaerospermum gets its radiation-eating …

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3 weeks, 5 days ago

A vegan cheese that actually tastes good? Thank this ancient fungus

CNN

London CNN — It’s a problem as intractable as the riddle of the Sphinx: How do you make a vegan cheese that people actually want to eat? Raffael Wohlgensinger, Formo’s co-founder and chief executive, started the company five years ago to create cheese sustainably, using less land, water and producing less planet-heating emissions than traditional dairy farming for milk-based cheeses. …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Fungus, live larvae found in snacks for students in 2 Maharashtra schools

India Today

Fungus and live larvae was found in the nutritional snacks provided to students in two Zilla Parishad and state government-aided schools in Maharashtra's Palghar. The contamination was found in snacks that were served at Anand Laxman Chandavar Vidyalaya and Chinchani Zilla Parishad School number 3 in the tribal-dominated district of Maharashtra. Confirming the incident, Palghar's District Magistrate Govind Bodke told …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Spike in post-dengue, chikungunya mucormycosis cases raises alarm in Pune

Hindustan Times

City hospitals are witnessing rare cases of post-dengue, chikungunya mucormycosis, a severe fungal infection commonly known as black fungus, with experts attributing the alarming trend to the misuse of high-dose steroids, uncontrolled diabetes, and weakened immunity in patients recovering from dengue and chikungunya. Spike in post-dengue, chikungunya mucormycosis cases raises alarm in Pune In one of the cases, a 38-year-old …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Blood in urine? It can be kidney fungus; know causes, early signs, preventive measures

Hindustan Times

Fungal infection in the kidneys or the urinary tract is referred to as kidney fungus. In an interview with HT lifestyle, Dr Ayan Kumar Dey, Consultant - Nephrologist and Transplant Physician, PD Hinduja Hospital and MRC in Mahim, said, “There are various forms of fungi which can involve the kidneys. However, it is possible that a fungal infection might involve …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Zombie fungus from The Last of Us may actually save lives, scientists say

The Independent

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A disease-causing fungus featured in the post-apocalyptic TV series The Last …

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2 months ago

Should you blow dry or air dry your hair? Dermat tells why you shouldn't sleep with damp hair to avoid fungal infection

Hindustan Times

Do you blow-dry your hair after washing it? Though our scalp has natural yeast, damp hair can create the perfect environment for this yeast to basically overgrow and increase your risk of getting a fungal infection aka ringworm. Setting the record straight on whether we should blow dry our hair or not, she stressed, “The first thing that all of …

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2 months ago

Cases of a rare fungal infection rise in the US, linked to sexual activity

Hindustan Times

A rare fungus has been causing a highly contagious rash in New York, US, called the "jock itch" according to the Center of Disease Control and Prevention. Representational image: The fungus that causes this infection, known as Trichophyton mentagrophytes genotype VII, spreads through sexual contact The fungus that causes this infection, known as Trichophyton mentagrophytes genotype VII, spreads through sexual …

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2 months ago

Rare infection 'jock itch' surfaces in the US: Disease linked to sexual activity

India Today

A rare fungus is emerging in New York, US, called "jock itch" that causes a highly contagious rash around the genital area. According to a US health report, the fungus that causes this infection, known as Trichophyton mentagrophytes genotype VII, was identified in June as the first case in the US. In a statement, the US health agency said, "All …

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2 months ago

Robbie Williams set for battle over plans to fell fungus-riddled tree at his £17.5m London home - that sits on cusp of Led Zeppelin rocker Jimmy Page's garden

Daily Mail

Robbie Williams is set for battle with his neighbours yet again over plans to cut down a fungus-riddled tree at his mansion, which is next door to Led Zeppelin star Jimmy Page's home. Led Zeppelin star Jimmy Page's house with Robbie Williams' property Robbie Williams is facing the wrath of his neighbours yet again over plans to cut down a …

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2 months, 1 week ago

Deadly fungus that killed millions of bats now found in Southern California

The Independent

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2 months, 1 week ago

A deadly fungus that has killed millions of bats may have arrived in Southern California

LA Times

A cold-loving fungus that has killed millions of bats across North America has significantly expanded its footprint in California, potentially taking hold from the northern to the southern tip of the state. California wildlife officials last year confirmed the presence of the fungus in a bat roost in Humboldt County, which sits on the northern coast. California A deadly fungus …

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3 months ago

'Capital of edible fungi' digs deep to develop industry

China Daily

Updated: Oct 9, 2024 By Zhao Jia in Beijing and Hu Meidong in Fuzhou China Daily Gutian county, China's "capital of edible fungi", has gone to great lengths to develop its namesake industry, so much so that it has even sent a new strain of white fungus into space to explore how radiation and microgravity might positively affect its characteristics. …

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3 months ago

How eastern US forests look almost a century after chestnut trees started disappearing

NPR

How eastern US forests look almost a century after chestnut trees started disappearing Chestnut trees began disappearing from eastern deciduous forests in the U.S. almost a century ago due to a nasty fungus. ARI DANIEL, BYLINE: A hundred years ago, botanist Emma Lucy Braun chronicled the forests of Eastern North America. KARBAN: The fungus has essentially eradicated American chestnut from …

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3 months, 1 week ago

Urgent warning over rare 'Devil's Fingers' fungus that smells like rotting FLESH and looks like a 'hand reaching out from a grave'

Daily Mail

At first glance at these photos, you'd be forgiven for mistaking them as stills from the latest series of 'The Last of Us'. But the fungus in the photos is very much real, and was recently spotted in the New Forest Devil's Fingers is usually found in late October, but has appeared early this year in the New Forest due …

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3 months, 1 week ago

Valley fever is a growing risk in Central California; few visitors ever get a warning

LA Times

When Nora Bruhn bought admission to the Lightning in a Bottle arts and music festival on the shores of Kern County’s Buena Vista Lake earlier this spring, her ticket never mentioned she might end up with a fungus growing in her lungs. After weeks of night sweats, “heaviness and a heat” in her left lung, a cough that wouldn’t quit …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Geographical indication booms on Chinese market

China Daily

Buyers taste ice wine from Jilin province, a product with a geographical indication, at a GI expo in Luzhou city, Sichuan province. The products on display at the 13th China Intellectual Property Annual Conference last week in Beijing, all have one thing in common: a geographical indication or GI. In the exhibition area, domestic GI products from the Guangxi Zhuang …

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4 months, 1 week ago

Nightmarish video of tarantula infected by zombie fungus goes viral: ‘Burn it with fire’

Hindustan Times

Could the fungus from The Last of Us that infected humans and transformed them into zombies exist in real life? {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} Chris Ketola shared the video on Instagram and wrote, “Cordyceps is a genus of fungi that primarily attacks invertebrates, slowly eating their body while taking over their nervous system. The so-called ‘zombie fungus’ has risen to …

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Scientists say fungus could turn food waste into delicious high-protein dishes

The Independent

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. A new research paper argues that neurospora, a type of fungus that converts food waste into flavourful, high-protein ingredients, …

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5 months, 1 week ago

Fyre Festival 2.0: California music festival-goers struck down by deadly fungus outbreak

The Independent

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Several cases of valley fever have been reported …

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5 months, 1 week ago

As North American bats face an existential crisis, a new study offers hope for a ravaging disease

Salon

When unsuspecting bats are infected with white-nose syndrome, they endure a slow and painful death. "The findings of this paper suggest exploits the hibernation patterns of its host and this co-evolution between host and pathogen is consistent with other studies, including a study that found extreme sensitivity by to light suggesting specialization on bats and cave environments and a study …

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5 months, 1 week ago

Valley fever sickens attendees of Kern County music festival

LA Times

A tractor plows a field in California’s Central Coast region. California health officials are urging people who attended the Kern County music festival Lightning in a Bottle to seek medical care if they are experiencing respiratory symptoms or a fever. “If you get unexplainable symptoms such as fever, chills, and headaches/neck pain,” the user wrote, “let the doctors know it …

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Robbie Williams wins battle with neighbours and is granted permission to cut down fungus-riddled tree at his £17 million London mansion

Valley fever cases surge in California, already way up from recent years

Species in Chernobyl is mutating to 'feed' on nuclear radiation

A vegan cheese that actually tastes good? Thank this ancient fungus

Fungus, live larvae found in snacks for students in 2 Maharashtra schools

Spike in post-dengue, chikungunya mucormycosis cases raises alarm in Pune

Blood in urine? It can be kidney fungus; know causes, early signs, preventive measures

Zombie fungus from The Last of Us may actually save lives, scientists say

Should you blow dry or air dry your hair? Dermat tells why you shouldn't sleep with damp hair to avoid fungal infection

Cases of a rare fungal infection rise in the US, linked to sexual activity

Rare infection 'jock itch' surfaces in the US: Disease linked to sexual activity

Robbie Williams set for battle over plans to fell fungus-riddled tree at his £17.5m London home - that sits on cusp of Led Zeppelin rocker Jimmy Page's garden

Deadly fungus that killed millions of bats now found in Southern California

A deadly fungus that has killed millions of bats may have arrived in Southern California

'Capital of edible fungi' digs deep to develop industry

How eastern US forests look almost a century after chestnut trees started disappearing

Urgent warning over rare 'Devil's Fingers' fungus that smells like rotting FLESH and looks like a 'hand reaching out from a grave'

Valley fever is a growing risk in Central California; few visitors ever get a warning

Geographical indication booms on Chinese market

Nightmarish video of tarantula infected by zombie fungus goes viral: ‘Burn it with fire’

Scientists say fungus could turn food waste into delicious high-protein dishes

Fyre Festival 2.0: California music festival-goers struck down by deadly fungus outbreak

As North American bats face an existential crisis, a new study offers hope for a ravaging disease

Valley fever sickens attendees of Kern County music festival