During American Heart Month in February, PDS Health(R) , a leading integrated healthcare support organization, raises awareness about why visits to the dentist are an important step in preventing ...

Dental health is an important component of daily life. Although clean teeth and gums make for a healthy mouth, oral health ...

In mice, the oral bacteria F. nucleatum can travel to mammary tissue via the bloodstream, where it can damage healthy cells.

Oral health is not just about teeth; it is deeply connected to overall health. Proper oral care help reduce risks of chronic ...

Dentists are concerned people care more about having pearly whites than their overall oral health, despite gum health being a major risk factor for a slew of diseases.

WASHINGTON (January 22, 2026) — A comprehensive new review is shedding light on the growing evidence that gut microbiome imbalances—known as dysbiosis—may play a key role in the development and ...

Deep tooth infections can quietly fuel inflammation that disrupts blood sugar control, and treating them may benefit overall metabolic health.

Near-weightless conditions can mutate genes and alter the physical structures of bacteria and phages, disrupting their normal interactions in ways that could help us treat drug-resistant infections.

Hippie college town Berkeley is sounding the alarm over a frightening outbreak of leptospirosis near a homeless encampment in the leafy Bay Area enclave. The bacterial disease has been found in ...

Each year, more than two million people die from advanced chronic liver disease (ACLD). Previous research has linked gut microbiome disruptions to this condition and suggested that bacteria typically ...

“A very diverse set of gut bacteria can ‘swim’ through the layer of mucus that lines the intestines using specialized thread-like structures called flagella, the assembly and function of which ...

Sugar-loving mouth bacteria create acids that damage teeth, but arginine can help fight back. In a clinical trial, arginine-treated dental plaque stayed less acidic, became structurally less harmful, ...