An itch can drive you absolutely crazy, but there are times when scratching only makes it worse—throwing your body's ...

Everyone skips a shower or forgets to floss. How bad could it be... right? Experts reveal the real consequences of these bad ...

You might love browsing around the beauty aisles and opening the testing samples, but never apply them on yourself, well do ...

An itchy, blister rash can be caused by an allergic reaction; an autoimmune disorder; a bacterial, fungal, or viral infection; and trauma to the skin. Figuring out the trigger is key to relief and ...

“We did not address bacterial/fungal (micro/mycobiome) interactions in this study,” says Delgado. “[These] are possibly essential in a healthy respiratory microbiome network—or, on the ...

Still, some of the hardy microbes like Staphylococcus Epidermidis. These microbes reside on every hair follicle. Previously, immunologists neglected skin-colonizing bacteria, because they don’t seem ...

Introduction: Functional rhizosphere microbiomes (FRM) are critical for plant health and yield. However, the ecological succession of FRM and their links to plant genetic factors across the life cycle ...

Impetigo causes an oozing skin rash covered by a honey-colored crust ... Due to its location and appearance, erythrasma is often confused with fungal infections like athlete's foot or jock itch.

Health officials are alerting the public to recognise signs of an ancient fungal infection following a startling spike in cases. A jump in the number of reports of ringworm has been associated ...

"They say people should be aware of how to spot the signs of ringworm, a fungal infection of the skin that typically results in a red, itchy, scaly, circular rash. The rise in cases locally has ...

Meningitis is usually caused by a bacterial or viral infection. Bacterial meningitis is rarer but more serious than viral meningitis. On its advice pages, the NHS says: "People with suspected ...

Then, using amplicon sequencing, we analyzed the impact of PV panels on soil microbial diversity and function, focusing specifically on the assembly processes and co-occurrence networks of bacterial ...