While both may present with redness, itching, and discomfort, they are fundamentally different in cause and treatment.

When Entomophaga grylli infects locusts or grasshoppers, they climb to the tops of plants before their death. The zombie-ant fungus Ophiocordyceps unilateralis infects ants and controls their ...

Scientists develop a fungus to combat malaria by targeting mosquito mating, offering a new approach to control mosquito-borne diseases.

Science News: Scientists have discovered that Aspergillus flavus, a fungus linked to ancient “mummy curses,” contains compounds effective against leukemia cells. Re ...

This week, see zombie fungi trapped in an amber fossil, explore the sun’s hidden south pole, meet tool-using whales that groom each other, and more.

(NewsNation) — Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have turned a deadly fungus into a potent cancer-fighting compound after isolating a new class of molecules from it. Aspergillus ...

The toxic fungus Aspergillus flavus—known as the “Pharaoh’s Curse” due to its role in the deaths of archaeologists who opened the Tomb of Tutankhamun in the 1920s—could have cancer ...

Fungal infection, also known as a mycosis, refers to the invasion of a host's tissue by specific types of fungi. Mycoses often start in the lungs following inhalation of fungal spores or on the ...

The most common treatment for localized candida of the nipple is an antifungal, topical medication such as Nystatin (Mycostatin). [1, 18, 20] However, because more than 40% of yeasts are resistant ...