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UCSF dental researchers receive Alzheimer's grant
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A team of interdisciplinary researchers from the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), including two from the School of Dentistry, has received a three-year, $1.3 million grant to study the cell biology of Alzheimer's disease.
September 16, 2015
Study: Cancer-suppressing protein fades with age
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A protein that helps suppress oral and other cancers diminishes in skin and mouth epithelial cells as the human body ages, according to a study in the journal Aging Cell.
July 22, 2015
Start-up seeks participants for study on smoking, oral microbiome
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Biotech start-up uBiome is looking for participants in its latest clinical study.
July 16, 2015
New study links type 1 diabetes and sleep apnea
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Researchers have found a high prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea in patients with type 1 diabetes, according to a new study presented at this week's American Diabetes Association Scientific Sessions in Boston.
June 9, 2015
New review highlights periodontitis link with heart disease
By Tony Edwards
The role dentists and hygienists can play in helping patients reduce their risk of cardiovascular disease is highlighted in a new literature review in Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism. The review further links periodontitis and the risk of heart disease, stroke, congestive heart failure, and peripheral artery disease.
April 15, 2015
2013 07 13 09 29 53 961 Periodontal Disease Teeth 200
NYU dental school receives HIV/AIDS research grant
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The New York University College of Dentistry (NYUCD) has received a $335,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health to develop an automated test that can simultaneously detect HIV/AIDS antibodies and viral RNA from the AIDS virus in a single specimen.
April 6, 2015
Study finds how T cells cause inflammation with oral candidiasis
By Donna Domino
Ohio dental researchers have found a method to study how T cells cause inflammation during oral candidiasis infections, according to a new study in the Journal of Visualized Experiments. The discovery can lead to new therapies or drugs that jump-start weakened or poorly functioning immune systems.
March 9, 2015
2015 03 09 19 15 08 618 Candida 200
Higher fluoridation levels in England linked to hypothyroidism
By Donna Domino
Water fluoridation above a certain level is linked to higher rates of hypothyroidism in England, according to a new study in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health. The study findings raise concerns about the validity of community fluoridation as a safe public health measure, the authors noted.
March 3, 2015
2013 10 29 15 22 32 621 Fluoride 200
Rutgers study focuses on rare perio disease in African-American kids
By Donna Domino
A rare form of periodontitis that affects African-American children is the focus of a study by researchers at the Rutgers School of Dental Medicine. A $3.2 million National Institutes of Health grant will pinpoint biological markers in saliva that can predict whether bone loss will occur from the disease and which teeth it will affect before there are symptoms.
February 26, 2015
2013 07 13 09 29 53 961 Periodontal Disease Teeth 200
Bone fracture risk tool may identify periodontitis in older women
By Theresa Pablos
A tool that evaluates whether older women are at risk for osteoporotic fractures may also be able to determine if they are at risk for periodontal disease, according to a recent study published in Menopause.
February 25, 2015
2013 10 08 12 54 14 248 Young Senior Woman 200
Bacteria-killing virus may help prevent root canal infections
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Researchers from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem Faculty of Dental Medicine have proposed a way to turn the tables on harmful bacteria that infect humans, by infecting the bacteria with tiny viruses called bacteriophages.
February 18, 2015
Beaver teeth discovery paves way for better fluoride treatments
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Beavers have harder and more acid-resistant teeth than humans because of iron in their enamel's chemical structure, according to a new study in Science.
February 17, 2015
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