Increasing evidence suggests that the severe gum disease, periodontitis, may contribute to central nervous system disorders ...

This microbe can survive doses of radiation that would obliterate any other living thing. Here’s what this means for science ...

In the 1950s, scientists exposed a tin of meat to a dose of radiation that they expected would kill all forms of life. But, to their surprise, they discovered a surviving microorganism: the bacteria ...

Abundance of severe gum disease like periodontitis may worsen disability for people with multiple sclerosis (MS), a chronic ...

The microbes that inhabit the gut are critical for human health, and understanding the factors that encourage the growth of beneficial bacterial species — known as “good” bacteria — in the gut may ...

The newly discovered bacterium that causes gum disease delivers a one-two punch by also triggering normally protective proteins in the mouth to actually destroy more bone. The newly discovered ...

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According to Japanese scientists, certain bacteria found in the digestive systems of frogs and lizards can completely ...

Cancer treatment has long relied on surgery, chemotherapy, and immunotherapy. In recent years, scientists have also started ...