There's a simple test that can detect and extremely rare cancer that is thought to make up around 1 percent of all cancer ...

The shear diversity of fungi in the world is estimated at 6.2 million species. That is 16 times the number of plant species ...

The Hood River County Health Department (HRCHD) has confirmed one case and identified two probable cases of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) within the past eight months. Tragically, two of the ...

Researchers in a laboratory in Montana have been growing a new kind of building material. It’s not forged in a furnace or ...

From Lou Gehrig in 1939 to Eric Dane in 2025, celebrities have publicly dealt with what is now known as ALS for decades.

In 2017, microbiologist Dr. Markus Egert from the University of Furtwangen in Germany published data on the bacterial ...

Itchy skin, or pruritus, can be a symptom of liver disease. However, not everyone with liver disease experiences itching, and the specific causes of this itching are unknown. Treatment for itching ...

The hit HBO series, inspired by the game of the same name that made Cordyceps mainstream, has teased a fleeting but powerful adaptation to its portrayal of this very real fungus. Scariest of all ...

Fatty liver disease by itself is unlikely to cause sudden death. However, it can cause complications that can potentially lead to death. The liver is the body’s primary detoxifying organ.

Kennedy offered his own answer: “chronic disease,” to which “90 percent of health-care spending” is devoted. He specifically pointed to rising rates of obesity, diabetes, and cancer, as well as ...

A dangerous fungus that's spreading across the U.S. and Texas has now merited a Public health concern‎ warning by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). The deadly fungus has already made its way to ...

Cases of Candida auris, a dangerous, drug-resistant fungus, are rising in hospitals and senior care centers across the U.S. According to UC Davis Health, C. auris is still considered rare ...