inflammation

Simulated Efferocytosis May Promote Bone Regeneration

Owing to a rare genetic mutation, individuals with leukocyte adhesion deficiency type 1 (LAD1)...

A Few Months of Vaping Puts Healthy People on the Brink of Oral Disease

Researchers who have taken the first look at bacteria in the mouths of young...

Penn Dental Student Takes Top Prize for Aa Research

Third-year Penn Dental Medicine student Grace Huang took first place in the junior category...

Poor Oral Health Impacts Diabetic Complications

Oral health conditions can have a direct influence on the development of diabetic complications...

Dentists, Inflammation, and COVID-19 Risks

COVID-19 is unequivocally the most stealthy yet serious virus I have encountered in 30...

Interfering With BMP6 Activity Improves Sjögren’s Syndrome Symptoms

Interfering with the activity of a protein called bone morphogenetic protein 6 (BMP6) could...

Rapamycin Fights Gum Disease and Spurs Bone Growth in Older Mice

A drug that has life-extending effects on mice also reverses age-related dental problems in...

E Gingivalis Inflames the Oral Cavity and Destroys Tissues

A unicellular parasite commonly found in the mouth plays a role both in severe...

Wage Germ Warfare to Prevent Antibiotic Resistance

Germ warfare typically refers to using germs to kill an adversary. But the Centers...

Poor Dental Health Associated With Dementia

A history of chronic dental health issues increases the odds of dementia, according to...