Maintaining cleanliness at home isn't just about appearances—it plays a vital role in protecting your health. One silent intruder that thrives in neglected spaces is fungus. Without immediate notice, ...

There's a lot going on in the teeming microbiomes of our guts, and we're regularly making new discoveries about these bustling miniature ecosystems – including a new study identifying a symbiotic ...

About 80% of people have the fungus Candida albicans in their gut. Although most of the time it persists unnoticed for years causing no health problems, C. albicans can turn into a dangerous microbe ...

A drug-resistant variety of the common fungus Candida auris is gaining virulence and spreading across the globe, scientists warn in a new review. Fungal infections, which affect nearly 6.5 million ...

Our previous research also identified that fungi can protect crop plants such as wheat, barley and oats from rust disease. Similar studies around the world have found fungi can also protect against ...

Cancer is one of the causes responsible for the most deaths worldwide; in 2020, for example, it resulted in ten million deaths. It has been estimated that micro-organism infections caused between ...

Previous research has implicated fungi in chronic neurodegenerative conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease, but there is limited understanding of how these common microbes could be involved in the ...

In many cases, brown patch during summer is a problem that will go away on its own KANSAS CITY, Mo. — In between rainy days of late, you mowed your still-damp lawn to reveal straw-colored patches, ...

Minnesota health officials are tracking a growing cluster of an unusual fungal skin infection that spreads through close ...