Around 30 percent of people have Staphylococcus aureus bacteria -the primary bacterial culprit behind staphylococcal infections - somewhere on their skin or in their nose. In most cases, these ...

Most people associate foot fungus with sweaty gym environments, but medical experts reveal this persistent infection has sneakier ways of spreading. Dr. Michael Thompson at Northwestern Medicine ...

University of Oregon researchers have uncovered a molecule produced by yeast living on human skin that showed potent antimicrobial properties against a pathogen responsible for a half-million ...

A fungal skin infection occurs when a fungus (such as yeast or mold) grows and creates a reaction on your skin surface. Fungi (the plural of “fungus”) spread by releasing particles called spores into ...

Thanks to the wellness-world buzz surrounding the microbiome over the last few years, you’re likely well aware that your body is teeming with bacteria. And believe it or not, that’s actually a good ...