Scientists link poor oral health to dramatically higher pancreatic cancer risk, emphasizing the importance of regular ...

Poor oral health, especially gum disease, significantly increases the risk of heart disease. Oral bacteria can enter the ...

Phage therapy, where viruses are used to kill bacteria, became common in the 1920s, before antibiotics arrived to offer ...

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The toxins could potentially be used as ‘markers’ for doctors to identify Parkinson’s patients at a higher risk of developing dementia ...

The “lawn mowing” (daily brushing and flossing) will prevent the weeds from taking over again if you take good care of it. Professional dental cleaning should be performed twice a year, but for people ...

People have a more than tripled risk of pancreatic cancer if their mouths contain 27 types of bacteria and fungi, including ...

A new study from NYU Langone Health and the Perlmutter Cancer Center has found that certain bacteria and fungi in the mouth can increase the risk of pancreatic cancer by more than three times.

The American Cancer Society estimates that about 67,400 Americans will be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer this year, and nearly 52,000 will die from the highly aggressive disease.

The toxins could potentially be used as ‘markers’ for doctors to identify Parkinson’s patients at a higher risk of developing dementia ...

Some 27 species of bacteria and fungi that live in people’s mouths may be linked to a 3.5 times increased risk of pancreatic cancer, researchers have said. A new study led by NYU Langone Health, an ...

A new study connects bacteria found in the mouth to heart attacks. Does this mean heart attacks could be infectious? The ...