A University of Otago-led study has found a highly vulnerable weakness in drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis, offering ...

This is a summary of: Giger, G. H. et al. Inducing novel endosymbioses by implanting bacteria in fungi. Nature 635, 415–422 ...

A dermatophyte known as Trichophyton mentagrophytes genotype VII (TMVII) has been identified as the cause of an emerging ...

Gregory Moore does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would ...

A fungus that can cause lesions and take months to treat is the focus of a warning from the Centers for Disease Control and ...

Your next vacation may be a sprint or a marathon, but either way it’s likely to be tough on your feet. Between the airport ...

A healthy skin microbiome plays a crucial role in regulating our immune system and preventing chronic health issues, such as ...

Making oncom is almost magical. It starts with a pile of soy pulp, which is wrapped in banana leaves and sprinkled with the ...

Are you experiencing bad odour, athlete’s foot and constant itchiness of the feet? The reason could be a result of having sweaty feet. While an intense %% ...

When you are a gym regular, you may develop a gym rash or infection like ringworm—a highly-contagious fungal skin issue that thrives in warm, dark, moist environments and causes athlete’s foot and ...

Medically reviewed by Amelia MacIntyre, DO Mycosis nail fungus, also known as onychomycosis, is a fungal infection of the nail unit. It is more common in the toenails because fungi thrive in warm, ...

An Indonesian staple is shaking up the restaurant scene — and may just end up preventing a big source of emissions.