White matter and other changes around the toenails and fingernails can occur with psoriasis or nail fungus. However, fungal infections are contagious, and psoriasis is not. The causes and ...

Dr Sharma adds that a person suffering from MHO would have a body shaped like a 'pear', meaning most of the fat will accumulate in the region of the hips and legs. "Metabolically healthy obese ...

Postharvest pear practices were on the menu at the Washington State Tree Fruit Association Annual Meeting in December in Yakima, with three of the six speaking slots during the pear session dedicated ...

In 2019, state health officials released the first-ever list of hospitals and nursing homes in New York that treated patients harboring Candida auris, the deadly drug-resistant fungus. That list ...

I’m excited to announce a new partnership that marks a significant milestone for Microsoft for Startups. We’re joining forces with Pear VC, making Microsoft the official cloud and AI provider for ...

But the story is a bit more complicated as, like most citrus fruit, the orange is actually a hybrid. "There is no such thing as a wild orange in China," botanist David Mabberley, adjunct professor ...

Fungus gnats are small black flies, also known as sciarid flies, mushroom flies and mycetophilids. They are a very common pest, especially when plants are grown in pots of soil-free compost. In fact, ...

Residents at a block of flats in Kent say their lives have become "a nightmare" as unfinished roof work is allowing rainwater to stream into the building. In May, contractors fitted pre-fabricated ...

All types of fruit trees can suffer from a sooty mold infection. However, you're most likely to encounter this disease if you have a pear tree. Citrus trees can also be quite susceptible. Parts of ...

Athlete’s foot is commonly associated with sports and athletes because the fungus grows perfectly in warm, moist environments, such as socks and shoes, sports equipment, and locker rooms.

Honey fungus forms an underground network of bootlace-like threads called rhizomorphs, which attack the roots of susceptible plants – usually trees and shrubs. The first signs honey fungus might be ...

Erysiphe vaccinii, a fungus that causes a powdery mildew to form on blueberry plants, originated in North America. It is now spreading rapidly across major blueberry-growing regions, including China, ...