Causes: Thrush is a very common infection caused when a yeast called Candida albicans, which normally lives at manageable levels in the body, overgrows inside the vagina. Factors that lower the normal ...

Scientists in Scotland have shed new light on the yeast Candida albicans, the most common cause of fungal infections ...

A 3-year-old girl who is in the maintenance phase of chemotherapy for leukemia is seen for a moderately painful rash on her ...

The "gut microbiome" has become a popular health term in recent years. It's easy to see why, with an abundance of research ...

Gut fungus reduces the brain’s preference for alcohol consumption, potentially leading to alternative treatment pathways for AUD.

A new study reveals that an overgrowth of Candida albicans, a common gut fungus, may alter the brain’s dopamine reward circuitry and influence alcohol consumption.

Home remedies to help treat or prevent athlete's foot include baking soda, tea tree oil, vinegar, and other antifungal and antibacterial remedies.

Awarded contract base period of US$3.6 million to fund vaccine manufacturing with additional option periods to advance development through Phase 1 trials ...

A vaccine in development could protect against incurable and hard-to-treat fungal infections, including those that affect as many as three in four women in US at some point in their lifetime.

University of Illinois Chicago-led researchers have found that a common gut yeast, Candida albicans, can help Salmonella Typhimurium take hold in the intestine and spread through the body. When ...

(NEXSTAR) – Health experts have been sounding the alarm for years on Candida auris, a drug-resistant fungus that’s hard to diagnose, hard to eliminate and hard to treat once it takes hold. The deadly ...