Here, Wang et al show that Candida auris cell wall adhesins function redundantly to promote cell-cell interaction and biofilm formation as a form of regulation and potential adaption to the ...

Studies conducted by Indian academics, too, warned of kodo poisoning—when humans or animals consume the millet infested with Aspergillus tamarii Kita. This fungus contains mycotoxins (toxins produced ...

Magic mouthwash is a mouth rinse often prescribed for people with mouth sores (oral mucositis) caused by chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and some targeted therapies. It is also used for oral thrush ...

While BRICS must be taken seriously, it would be wrong to interpret it as one pole of a two-sided geopolitical competition between China and Russia and the West. Leaders pose for a group photo ...

Political signs with profanity are considered protected speech, according to a First Amendment expert. An ABC15 viewer reached out to ask why signs with the words, “F**k your prayers,” were ...

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Peru’s capital of Lima was mostly paralyzed Wednesday, the second time in about a month, as the megacity’s bus drivers walked off the job to protest a surge in extortion and organized crime.

When biologists talk about fungus, they don’t just mean mushrooms. Mushrooms are the parts of most fungi that you can see, but they’re far from the majority of the organism. Most of a fungus ...

One way to treat oral thrush is with an antifungal mouthwash. These mouthwashes contain active ingredients that can help to kill the Candida albicans fungus and prevent it from spreading.

Medically reviewed by Susan Bard, MDCheilitis is a group of inflammatory conditions that cause the skin of the lips to become ...