Yeast is a type of fungus that normally lives on your skin and in places like your mouth and intestines. It also lives in the vagina. Yeast is usually harmless, unless it grows too much. Then it can ...

Successful management of denture-associated candidiasis relies heavily on mechanical disinfection rather than pharmacologic ...

A team of Indian scientists has identified a weak spot in Candida albicans, the fungus behind life-threatening systemic candidiasis (a serious fungal infection), offering hope for faster, targeted ...

Major fungal infections have become more common across the globe, and one unexpected phenomenon among the rise of fungi is life-threatening infections as a result of a complication of certain ...

New research shows that eosinophils, immune cells usually linked to allergies, also play a protective role against Candida infections by using the CD48 receptor to recognize the fungus and release ...

Candida albicans is a yeast that often lives in the human digestive tract and mouth, as well as urinary and reproductive organs. Usually, it doesn't cause disease in its host, but under certain ...

In fact, experiments using a systemic candidiasis model in mice confirmed the therapeutic effect: a significant reduction in Candida count in the organs, normalization of immune responses, and a ...

Infections are common, and many are becoming increasingly hard for clinicians to treat. Antibiotics are often used to treat or prevent bacterial infections, especially in critically ill patients. New ...