Your toenail may fall off after an injury or trauma to the toe or as a side effect of certain medications you may be taking.

Fungi are known for causing superficial infections of the nails, skin and hair, but they can also cause systemic infections that can have much more serious health implications. Indeed, over 6.5 ...

Certain types of fungal infections can be contagious including athletersquo;s foot and ringworm Read to learn about ways they ...

“When things look more uniform...those are concerning signs in terms of a possible medical condition,” Dr. Lal says. Other ...

Common signs of a hangnail infection are pain and swelling around the fingernail or toenail. Wearing artificial nails or ...

Normally, healthy toenails have a clear and partially translucent color, an indication of a healthy body. And often, one of ...

Fungal nail infections, for instance, can last many years mainly because of the fungi’s ability to hide in hard-to-reach areas and develop resistance to treatments, said Dr Goh. And symptoms don’t ...

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 ...

Like The Last of Us’ parasitic fungal infection in humans, the real-world Gibellula fungus can make spiders act “like zombies” before death by making them stick to the underside of leaves ...

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 ...