It’s a kind of fuzzy fungi that can be hazardous to your health... but can also help it. This week, we’re going beyond the petri dish and exploring the microscopic world of mold. *At a base level, ...

SHREVEPORT, Louisiana (KTBS) — A major university in Shreveport has had a major problem with mold. “This was black mold, I’m talking about Stachybotrys chartarum which is a really bad mold, we found ...

WASHINGTON – Moldy houses are hard on the lungs, and new results in mice suggest that they could also be bad for the brain. Inhaling mold spores made mice anxious and forgetful, researchers reported ...

Slime research may not be the sexiest science, but produces some truly wild results. So wild, in fact, a new study reconfigures our understanding of not only animal intelligence, but also the very ...

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The compound that gives mold its musty smell can cause changes in fruit flies’ brains that mimic those of patients with Parkinson’s disease. Scientists do not know the exact cause of Parkinson’s ...

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Superstorm Sandy struck the Northeast United States in late October 2012 with ferocious winds and widespread flooding that heavily damaged homes along the New York and New Jersey coasts. After the ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Paul Jones, CEO of Mold-A-Rama, joins Wendy ...

An individual’s response to mold depends on the type, as different molds contain distinct allergens that cause a range of reactions. Mold could be the culprit if you’re coughing a lot, May says.