What Causes Anal Yeast Infections? An anal yeast infection is caused by the overgrowth of a type of fungus (yeast) called Candida that is naturally found on the skin and in mucosal tissues of the ...

Do you have small black flies living in your house plant compost? Or hovering around your house plants? These are fungus gnats, also known as house plant flies and sciarid flies. They're mostly ...

auris), a highly resistant and easily transmissible fungus normally found in hospitals. By uncovering the new strain early, not only will surveillance strategies be improved to keep a close watch ...

The fungus has been detected in several trees in the Killarney neighbourhood in northeast Edmonton, and along the Yellowhead Corridor East. As of Aug. 30, a total of four trees have tested ...

Nail fungus can be both embarrassing and uncomfortable. The symptoms—discolored, thick, brittle, and sometimes painful toenails—often indicate a fungal infection. Finding the most effective ...

Henrik De Fine Licht has been researching this very special fungus for years, a fly fungus—Entomophthora muscae—that takes over the behavior of flies before killing them. Most recently, he and ...

Valley fever cases peak from September to November; drought temporarily dampens these peaks, but leads to bigger surges once rain returns Valley fever, an infection caused by an airborne fungus, gets ...

And lately, chefs have been finding new uses for the fungus, which has a fruity aroma and an ability to make “anything it touches better,” says Jeremy Umansky, 41, the owner of Larder deli in ...

Valley fever is caused by spores from the soil-dwelling Coccidioides fungus. People contract Valley fever by inhaling infectious spores that become aerosolized when the soil is disturbed by wind ...

But new research into Neurospora intermedia, a fungus at the heart of a classic fermented Indonesian dish, may offer a partial solution to this growing agricultural dilemma. The study, published ...

Now, this ancient wisdom is poised to revolutionize how we think about food waste worldwide. Meet Neurospora intermedia, a humble fungus that’s about to take center stage in the global fight against ...