Most Wanted: The 3 Worst Bacterial Villains
Have you seen these bacteria? With this special OSH News Network report, we’re profiling some of oral health’s worst bacterial villains. These bacteria tend to…
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Up to 50% of Heart Attacks Triggered by Oral Bacteria
A research paper released in March of 2013 in Circulation studied the bacterial components of blood clots of patients with heart attacks. Researchers found that…
Sabotage: How P. Gingivalis Hijacks the Immune System
An oral pathogen is capable of sabotaging the immune system to promote inflammation for its own survival, according to a 2010 study in Science Signaling….
The Daily Routine that Could Give You a Heart Attack
Certain mouthwashes may spell disaster for overall health, according to a recent study. The research, published in Free Radical Biology & Medicine shows that daily…
Gum Disease Bacteria Increase HIV Cancer
Does oral cancer have a bacterial origin? A new study in the Journal of Virology suggest there might be a connection. The periodontal pathogens Porphyromonas…
Bacteria Genes Offer New Look at Disease
Researchers from Ohio State University have sequenced the genome of a bacterium closely related to periodontal pathogen Tannerella forsythia in order to better assess the role…
Oral Bacteria Linked with Alzheimer’s Teams Up with Oral Biofilm
It’s quickly becoming apparent that periodontal disease is a complex genetic disease caused by oral biofilm. One of the most deadly components of oral biofilm…
‘Gut Bugs’ Could Cause Heart Disease
‘Gut Bugs’ Could Cause Heart Disease (via NewsLook) Video News by NewsLook A recent study on heart health found a potential link between heart attacks…
Health Innovators: Garth Ehrlich, PhD
Dr. Dan Sindelar took a few moments at the AAOSH Scientific Session to sit down with Dr. Garth Ehrlich, director of the Center for Genomic Science, to discuss the…