A Chinese man's bizarre habit of sniffing his dirty socks landed him in hospital after it led to him developing a serious fungal infection in his lungs. The unnamed man, described as an 'ordinary ...

But for infectious disease specialists like Peter Chin-Hong, one of the most insidious threats lurking in hospitals and clinics today is fungal. Chin-Hong’s case list is long: a healthy 29-year ...

Cases of the fungal infection Candida auris are rising rapidly and coming from more sources too, a new US study reveals. Focusing on a large health system in Miami, Florida, the new research found ...

Researchers screened the samples for 23 different types of mycotoxins and fungal metabolites, chosen based on their prevalence in agricultural products. The cannabis was ground into a powder and ...

Q: Last year I learned I had rust on my serviceberry and hawthorn trees. What do I look for this year to prevent that? A: It’s hard to prevent rust infections on vulnerable plants unless you ...

Some people are more likely to develop fungal infections — particularly recurrent infections — than others. Although your medical history plays a significant role, a variety of factors can ...

Fungal infections are on the rise globally. According to a study by the Manchester Fungal Infection Group, in 2022, approximately 6.5 million people were infected by a pathogenic fungus, and about ...

NSF Nanosystems Engineering Research Center for Nanotechnology-Enabled Water Treatment, School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment, Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering, Arizona State ...

Magazine. Getty A first case of a highly contagious and rare sexually transmitted fungal infection has been found in the United States. The illness, Trichophyton mentagrophytes type VII (shortened ...