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Study finds albumin, the most abundant blood protein, acts as a shield against deadly fungal infections
Scientists at the Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (IMBB-FORTH) and the University of Crete, together with collaborators from Greece, Europe, the U.S., and India, have discovered a ...
Credit: Getty Images A full nutrition assessment must be undertaken and, from there, appropriate interventions can be developed and monitored for improved health outcomes. Albumin may be informative ...
Study identifies blood protein albumin as key defense against deadly fungal infection “mucormycosis”
Ashraf Ibrahim, PhD, and members of his lab at The Lundquist Institute. Mucormycosis, sometimes called “black fungus,” is a fast-moving infection caused by Mucorales fungi and can be deadly in up to ...
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Scientists discover blood protein albumin transforms harmless fungus into dangerous pathogens
A research team led by the Leibniz-HKI in Jena has uncovered a new way in which the yeast Candida albicans can damage human tissue. In a study published in Nature Communications, the scientists ...
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