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PDE4 Inhibitor Has Potential to Treat Dry Mouth

Researchers studying mice at the University of South Alabama report that they have made...

Deactivation of Cancer Cell Gene Boosts Head and Neck Cancer Immunotherapy

By targeting an enzyme that plays a key role in head and neck cancer...

Periodontitis Treatment Attacks Harmful Bacteria and Spares Helpful Bacteria

A new method for combating periodontitis could render the use of broad-spectrum antibiotics superfluous...

A Missing Epigenetic Factor Leads to Bone Loss and Osteoporosis

Researchers at the UCLA School of Dentistry have identified the role a critical enzyme...

Ruhl Elected Fellow of the AAAS

Stefan Ruhl, DDS, PhD, has been elected a fellow of the American Association for...

Researchers Uncover the Sources of Individual Proteins in Human Saliva

Researchers at the University at Buffalo (UB), the University of California San Francisco (UCSF)...

Dental School Investigating Epicardial Cell Regeneration

Heart tissue does not regenerate after significant trauma like heart attacks. Now, researchers at...

Penn Dental Medicine Developing Hypertension Drug

High blood pressure in the lungs’ arteries causes the heart to work extra hard...

Breastmilk and Saliva Shape the Oral Microbiome

Newborn baby saliva combines with breastmilk to release antibacterial compounds that help shape the...

Enzyme May Initiate Enamel Formation

Matrix metalloproteinase-20 (MMP20) is an enzyme encoded by the MMP20 gene in humans. MMP20...