P Gingivalis Borrows Growth Molecules from V Parvula to Cause Gum Disease
Otherwise harmless bacteria such as Veillonella parvula help Porphyromonas gingivalis multiply and cause gum disease, according to a team of researchers led by.
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Rheumatoid Arthritis Linked With Periodontal and Cardiovascular Disease
Rates of both periodontal disease and cardiovascular disease are elevated in individuals with rheumatoid arthritis, according to a multi-institution team of researchers. Also,.
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More Than 50% of Tested Gowns Fail to Meet Protection Standards
More than 50% of the disposable isolation gowns that ECRI tested failed to meet standard levels of protection, putting healthcare workers at risk.
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Citizen Scientists Uncover Correlation Between Dental Visits and Treponema Abundance
Researchers at Colorado State University (CSU) and the Denver Museum of Nature & Science used a crowd-sourced, citizen science-driven study to find a correlation.
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Targeting Bacterial Fimbriae May Inhibit Periodontitis
Porphyromonas gingivalis assembles hair-like structures on its surface called fimbriae for adhesion in the oral cavity, helping it initiate and sustain infection and.
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Define Periodontal Disease by Its Pathogens
Periodontal disease by definition is an infectious, contagious, inflammatory, polymicrobial disease with systemic and genetic expression. Polymicrobial means many strains of pathogens are.
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Forsyth Institute Appoints Shi as CEO
Wenyuan Shi, PhD, has been named chief executive officer and chief scientific officer of the Forsyth Institute. Shi is the co-author of more.
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Teeth Provide Clues to Plague Pathology
The Black Death killed between 30% and 50% of Europe’s entire population in the fourteenth century and then returned to claim millions more.
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More Evidence Connects Gum and Heart Disease
Periodontitis has been known as a risk factor for heart disease for some time. Now, researchers from Orebro University in Sweden have shown.
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Gingivitis Bacteria Manages to Manipulate Immune System
A new report shows that the bacteria that causes gum disease manipulates the immune system to hinder normal processes that would usually eliminate.
