Thrush is one of the most common infections in the world. It's caused by the fungi Candida – specifically, the yeast Candida ...

Medically reviewed by Dale Garber, MDKey TakeawaysYeast diaper rash is caused by an overgrowth of yeast called Candida ...

The opportunistic pathogen Candida albicans undergoes a parasexual mating cycle in which cells must switch from the conventional "white" form to the alternative "opaque" form to become mating ...

Thrush is one of the most common infections in the world. It’s caused by the fungi Candida – specifically, the yeast Candida ...

An estimated 1.5 million deaths worldwide are attributed to invasive fungal diseases annually. 5 Of these, hospital-acquired infections—most frequently caused by species of Candida—account for around ...

Previously, it has been shown that human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-l envelope proteins gpl60 and gp41 bind to Candida albicans. Whether this interaction affects candidal virulence in vitro was ...

Candida albicans is a type of yeast that naturally lives in the mouth, digestive tract, skin, and other moist areas of the body. It’s harmless when kept in check by the immune system, but when it ...

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 ...