While rare, the fungal infection mucormycosis can be fatal. It tends to impact individuals who are immunocompromised or who have diabetes. This fungus can grow into blood vessels, destroying tissue, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Long-term human albumin therapy failed to significantly improve long-term survival outcomes in cirrhotic patients with acute decompensation and ascites, the phase III randomized PRECIOSA trial showed.

Dallas, TX - Albumin in the urine at levels lower than those conventionally used to define microalbuminuria may be a risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD) even in patients without diabetes or ...

The connection between perturbations in BBB barrier function and damage to the astrocyte network and its functions arises from BBB damage, leading to the extravasation of albumin. In the physiological ...

Rice under the microscope on white background. Researcher have managed to use rice as bioreactors to make rHSA. Credit: Shutterstock China’s top-selling hospital drug, albumin, is mostly imported, ...