Some common skin infections may show up as an armpit rash. Tinea corporis is commonly called “ringworm," but it's actually a skin infection that's caused by a fungus, not a worm. There are different ...

An armpit lump—or axillary lump—can occur as a symptom of many conditions that range from harmless to serious. It is often the result of an enlarged lymph node. Many armpit lumps appear and then go ...

Some common skin infections may show up as an armpit rash. Tinea corporis is commonly called “ringworm," but it's actually a skin infection that's caused by a fungus, not a worm. There are ...

Historic Outbreaks of Coffee Wilt Disease Linked to Gene Transfer from Another Fungus Dec. 5, 2024 — The fungus that causes coffee wilt disease repeatedly took up segments of DNA from a related ...

Cause: Warm, moist armpits are the perfect environment for ... soap and apply over-the-counter creams for bacterial or fungal infections. If the bump is large, painful, or filled with pus, see ...

While many traditional Chinese/herbal medicine consumers are drawn to the fungus for its supposed health benefits, my interest lies in a darker side of its harvest: the deadly relationship between ...

The soil fungus Mortierella alpina has the potential to make agriculture greener and more sustainable: The fungus produces bioactive molecules called malpinins, which could protect plants from ...

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. Like many ...

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 ...