The NHS data indicates a rise in diagnoses of scabies, a rash triggered by tiny mites burrowing into the skin.While typically not serious and treatable with creams or lotions, it can cause severe ...

“The common strain is called candida albicans,” said Dr Lim. When they proliferate, they can lead to thrush, vaginal infection and diaper rash. Dr Goh added moulds, which can hit the lungs and sinuses ...

Some of these changes are well known. Others can be surprising, or even totally unexpected. One surprise some moms encounter is feeling lumps under their armpits during this time. This phenomenon, ...

The discovery that sound improves the growth rate of beneficial fungus suggests that dirges in the dirt may help restore forests. By Veronique Greenwood The soil beneath our feet, home to fungi ...

Volunteers uncover over 650 species including the Gibellula fungus during wildlife surveys for rainforest restoration project in West Cowal. The local community has really come together on this ...

A candy-floss-like “zombie” spider fungus, which had taken over the body of its host, has been discovered in Scotland’s west coast temperate rainforest. The find, made as part of a community ...

A rare fungus that acts like the Cordyceps fungus which inspired The Last of Us was recently discovered in a rainforest in Scotland. In Naughty Dog’s The Last of Us, mankind is devastated by the ...

A weakened defence increases vulnerability to bacterial and fungal infections — think oral thrush or yeast infections in sensitive areas like the vagina ... A dark patch or a patch of velvety skin on ...

The word "fungus" may inspire visions of an unwanted growth under your nail or maybe even of a pizza topping before thoughts of a thriving ecosystem. But fungi are a remarkably diverse group of ...

In the first week a key symptom of Marburg virus can emerge of a non-itchy rash which appears raised on flat areas on the chest, back or stomach. There are not yet publicly available patient ...

The agency advises checking sensitive areas such as armpits and behind ears after spending time outside in one of these areas. Lyme disease can be identified by a red, circular rash that appears ...