An ant, no longer in control of its body, crawls away from its colony, hangs perilously on a leaf, and waits to die as a fungus consumes its body, emerges from its head, and releases spores into ...

Fungal sinusitis involves inflammation of the sinuses due to the presence of fungi. The sinuses are hollow, air-filled spaces near the nose, cheeks, and eyes. There are two different classes of ...

A fungal disease could soon bring infected cicadas to your backyard. Massospora cicadina is a fungal pathogen that infects only 13- and 17-year periodical cicadas, like this year's Brood XIV.The ...

Welcome to the realm of the largest fungi – Armillaria solidipes. Fungi, often overshadowed in the world of biology, are enigmatic organisms that wield significant influence over our lives and the ...

Susan Bard, MD, is a board-certified general and procedural dermatologist with the American Board of Dermatology and a Fellow of the American College of Mohs Surgery.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - A dangerous fungus is spreading across the world and in parts of the United States, and it not just happening in hospitals. The fungus, called Coccidioides, is drug-resistant and ...

Research lead Dr. Norman van Rhijn referenced hit show The Last of Us, which is about a fungal infection causing an apocalypse, saying “reality is already scary enough” A type of fungus that ...

Nail fungus, or onychomycosis, is a condition that occurs when a microscopic fungus enters either a fingernail or toenail. Fungal infections occur in toenails more often than in fingernails.

It makes for good storytelling, but how difficult is it to make an effective fungal antibiotic or vaccine in real life? It turns out, extremely hard. Even harder than killing a fully sentient ...

Those yellowish and thickened toenails could mean you have an infection with a toenail fungus. Here are the types, symptoms, and how to treat fungal infections of the toenail. Types of toenail fungus ...

Turns out humans, aren’t the only creature that can ride the psychedelic wave that comes with ingesting fungus. Except the side effects for cicadas, a flying pest, are quite deadly. We are ...

A drug-resistant fungus, Candida Auris, is spreading rapidly in U.S. hospitals, posing a severe threat to patients who need invasive medical equipment A fungus, Candida Auris, is further drawing ...