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

One of the most effective home remedies for treating a yeast infection naturally is to insert a capsule with boric acid.

Baby yeast infections are common and can appear as a bright, red rash with pimple-like spots or as a thick white coating on ...

Researchers have discovered how the fungus Candida albicans enters the brain, activates two separate mechanisms in brain cells that promote its clearance, and, important for the understanding of ...

Umeå University researchers, Sweden, unveil how the most common white blood cells, neutrophils, counter Candida albicans toxin stopping its tracks. The results have been published in EMBO Reports. We ...

The yeast fungus Candida albicans not only uses the toxin candidalysin to cause infections, but also to colonize the oral mucosa inconspicuously—but only in finely balanced amounts. Too little toxin ...

Answered by Dr. Howard E. Lewine M.D. Chief Medical Editor, Harvard Health Publishing · 40 years of experience · USA Oral candidiasis, also called thrush, can last a highly variable length of time. If ...

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 ...