Brittle nails that peel can also signal a fungal infection or iron deficiency, but this is less common. Although peeling nails are generally harmless, if the peeling continues untreated ...

Medically reviewed by Amelia MacIntyre, DO Mycosis nail fungus, also known as onychomycosis, is a fungal infection of the nail unit. It is more common in the toenails because fungi thrive in warm, ...

Noel Wicks, a pharmacist and advisor to Excilor has shared to the Express about how you could be totally clueless about two ...

Paronychia is a type of nail infection, most commonly caused by the bacteria called Staphylococcus aureus, which affects the skin around the nail (called nail folds). It can also occur as a result of ...

A deadly new oak-tree disease can be prevented by pruning them in the dormant season (if needed) instead of spring or summer.

“If you frequently paint your own nails, your cuticle care routine should be adjusted to counteract the drying effects of ...

A dermatophyte known as Trichophyton mentagrophytes genotype VII (TMVII) has been identified as the cause of an emerging ...

The burden of superficial cutaneous fungal infections (SCFIs) among outpatient visits in the United States is high and ...

This is a summary of: Giger, G. H. et al. Inducing novel endosymbioses by implanting bacteria in fungi. Nature 635, 415–422 ...

Next-generation metagenomic sequencing test developed at UCSF proves its effectiveness in quickly diagnosing almost any kind ...