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 ...

A species of fungus that lives in the gut of some Aedes aegypti mosquitoes increases the ability of dengue virus to survive in the insects, according to a study from researchers at Johns Hopkins ...