Scientists have discovered a fungus that turns spiders into “zombies,” luring the arachnids out of their lairs before killing ...

Nail color, texture, and shape changes can indicate health issues. Brittle nails suggest nutrient deficiencies, while ...

A WOMAN has shared how she found a worryingly small early symptom of cancer on her husband’s toenail – which was dismissed by doctors as a fungal infection. David Edges wasn’t concerned when a ...

White matter and other changes around the toenails and fingernails can occur with psoriasis or nail fungus. However, fungal infections are contagious, and psoriasis is not. The causes and ...

A BBC Morning Live regular, Dr Oscar Duke, is warning that although rare, it is possible to get an infection ... fungus releases something called spores. "That particularly nasty-looking black ...

Fungal nail infections are called onychomycosis. Many types of fungi can cause nail infections, but some common types include Trichophyton rubrum and Trichophyton interdigitale. Fungi are ...

Multidrug resistance in the pathogenic fungus Candida glabrata is a growing global threat. Here, the authors show that a mutation in gene IPI1, involved in pre-rRNA processing, leads to multidrug ...

Nail fungal infections, called onychomycosis, can affect the nail or nail bed. While this type of infection is commonly found in toenails, it can also occur in fingernails. Symptoms of this ...

When David Edges's wife spotted a faint brown line on his toenail, he didn't think it ... was sent home with a diagnosis of a potential fungal infection. "David was relaxed because a professional ...

The woman with a chronic fungal infection of her nails may arrive in the clinician's office complaining that her nails have become thick and discolored, or that 1 or more nail plates have begun to ...

Fungal infections, such as athlete’s foot and ringworm, occur when one type of fungal microbe becomes too prevalent in one area of the body so that the immune system cannot defeat it.