Yeast infections can be highly uncomfortable, and seeking medical treatment for them isn’t always the most convenient option. Fortunately, there are a variety of over-the-counter, self-administered ...

Invasive Candida infections remain an important cause of morbidity and mortality, especially in hospitalized and immunocompromised or critically ill patients. A limited number of antifungal agents ...

About 3 out of 4 women will experience at least one yeast infection during their lifetimes. While it's not a life-threatening problem, it's certainly an uncomfortable one. And repeat infections can be ...

A yeast infection causes symptoms like white discharge, itching, burning, and overall discomfort. Antibiotics, hormonal changes, being immunocompromised, and more can cause a yeast infection. You can ...

Medically reviewed by Cordelia Nwankwo, MD Key Takeaways A yeast infection under the breast often occurs due to warmth, ...

In a recent Science Advances study, scientists have developed a novel nanozyme-probiotic combination therapy for Candida vaginitis, which shows potency in killing the causative pathogen, restoring ...

For over a decade, countless patients with extensive, chronic gastrointestinal complaints have found their way to my clinical nutrition practice believing that “systemic candida” — or, a pervasive ...

STANFORD — For millenniums, humans have harnessed yeast to brew beer. Now, in the latest advance in the fast-moving field of “synthetic biology,” a Stanford team is enlisting the lowly fungus to do so ...

Bioengineers have figured out a way to make noscapine, a non-narcotic cough suppressant that occurs naturally in opium poppies, in brewer's yeast. Stanford University bioengineers have figured out a ...

Which yeast infection treatments are best? If you have any vaginal itching, burning with urination, thick, white vaginal discharge or redness around the vagina, you might have a vaginal yeast ...