There is a trend of TikTok users sharing their experience of getting their teeth ground down to pegs for the […]
Partial oral antibiotic therapy safe and effective in infectious endocarditis: Long-term follow-up finds fewer deaths and complications than with IV treatment
Patients with an infection of the inner lining on the left side of the heart (endocarditis) who were switched from […]
Mapping the effects of guns, snares and bulldozers on biodiversity
New research publishing March 12 in the open-access journal PLOS Biology reveals that human threats — like hunting and land […]
Novel potent antimicrobial from thermophilic bacterium
University of Groningen microbiologists and their colleagues from Lithuania have discovered a new glycocin, a small antimicrobial peptide with a […]
Tuberculosis: Commandeering a bacterial ‘suicide’ mechanism
The bacteria responsible for tuberculosis can be killed by a toxin they produce unless it is neutralized by an antidote […]
European badgers’ gut bacteria may be a powerful ally in the fight against tuberculosis
What do cattle, European badgers, and gut bacteria have in common? They are all central players in a complex web […]
Immune system’s balancing act keeps bowel disease in check
Australian researchers have uncovered clues in the immune system that reveal how the balance of ‘good’ gut bacteria is maintained. […]
Dental research shows that smoking weakens immune systems
As if lung cancer, emphysema and heart disease weren’t enough, there’s more bad news for cigarette smokers. Researchers at the […]
New findings on chronic pain syndrome in the mouth
The picture is becoming clearer regarding the chronic oral pain condition known as Burning Mouth Syndrome, or BMS, which mainly […]
Biomaterial could keep tooth alive after root canal
A root canal ranks high on most people’s list of dreaded dental procedures. Although the lengthy and sometimes painful surgery […]