In just a decade, the drug-resistant fungal pathogen Candida auris (C. auris) has emerged as one of the most formidable threats to health care settings worldwide. Nowhere in the United States is this ...

Patients with a candida infection need to eat as many anti-fungal foods as possible. These healthy foods kill the yeast by starving them of sugar and breaking down candida's cellular walls. One of the ...

So, here’s what the NHS advises. Thrush happens when there’s an overgrowth of a yeast called Candida, which can make the skin itchy, cause white discharge, lead to red and inflamed skin ...

Alexandre Almeida receives funding from the Medical Research Council. Our body isn’t just human — it’s home to trillions of microorganisms found in or on us. In fact, there are more microbes ...

Caprylic acid supplements are believed to have several potential benefits, including aiding in the treatment of Candida overgrowth, improving gut health, and supporting healthy immune function.

Medically reviewed by Laura Young Yeast infections are not sexually transmitted infections (STIs), but it's possible to ...

Also known as vaginal candidiasis, an overgrowth of yeast is their most common cause — typically Candida albicans. Yeast infections cause irritation, discharge, and persistent itchiness of the ...

The total bacterial DNA from the ileal contents (about 100 mg each sample) was extracted by a QIAamp Fast Stool Mini Kit (Qiagen, Hilden, Germany) according to the manufacturer’s instructions and was ...

Medically reviewed by William Truswell, MD Yeast infections on the scalp are caused by an overgrowth of fungal organisms. Candida is the yeast that most often infects the scalp. The problem can also ...