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Penn researchers get $7.3M grant renewal to study esophageal cancer

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania (Penn) will receive $7.3 million over the next five years from the National Cancer Institute to explore new ways to treat esophageal cancer.

August 3, 2014

Researchers find protein that fuels repair of treatment-resistant cancer cells

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

University of Michigan (U-M) researchers have identified a protein that encourages treatment-resistant cancer cells to repair themselves and an existing chemical that blocks this mechanism for repair, according to a study in Nature Communications.

August 3, 2014

Study: Lead in teeth holds secrets of person's origins

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Trace amounts of lead in modern and historical human teeth can give clues about where a person came from, according to a new study in Science of the Total Environment. The discovery could help police solve cold cases by helping identify where and from what time period a body is from.

August 3, 2014

Study: Cause of periodontitis related to type 2 diabetes

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Modulating the responses of B cells in blood cells may effectively treat or prevent the symptoms of type 2 diabetes and periodontitis simultaneously, according to a new study in the Journal of Leukocyte Biology.

July 31, 2014

Study: Diabetes increases risk for head and neck cancer

By Donna Domino

The risk for head and neck cancer was almost 50% higher in patients with diabetes mellitus than in individuals without diabetes in a new study in JAMA Otolaryngology -- Head & Neck Surgery. The estimated risk for head and neck cancer was also higher for male patients and people ages 40 to 65.

July 31, 2014

Many obese parents don't see their obese kids as unhealthy

By Rob Goszkowski

A survey of parents of children who had entered an obesity clinic has given doctors a complex problem to solve. Obese parents often do not see their child's obesity as a problem and frequently are not ready to make changes in their kid's physical activity or dietary habits.

July 30, 2014

Univ. of Maryland awarded $10.7M grant to study STDs

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The University of Maryland School of Dentistry and School of Medicine jointly announced that they have received a five-year $10.7 million grant award to study the causes, prevention, and treatment of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).

July 28, 2014

Caries bacterium has altered genetically, linked to diet changes

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Streptococcus mutans, one of the principal bacteria that causes caries, has increased the changes in its genetic material over time, according to a new study in Proceedings of the Royal Society B. These changes possibly coincided with dietary changes linked to humanity's expansion.

July 28, 2014

CDC study: HPV vaccines could prevent most oropharyngeal cancers

By Donna Domino

Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines could prevent most oropharyngeal cancers in the U.S., according to a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study in Emerging Infectious Diseases. The analysis of patients with oropharyngeal cancer found that most were HPV-positive, especially for HPV types 16 and 18, and the majority of patients were white men.

July 22, 2014

Treating perio disease reduces costs of other medical conditions

By Donna Domino

Patients treated for periodontal disease had lower healthcare costs and fewer hospitalizations for other medical conditions, such as type 2 diabetes and coronary artery disease, according to a new study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

July 17, 2014

Study finds link between perio disease, atherosclerosis

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Chronic oral infection with the periodontal disease pathogen Porphyromonas gingivalis not only causes local inflammation of the gums leading to tooth loss but is also associated with an increased risk of atherosclerosis, according to a study in PLOS Pathogens.

July 14, 2014

ACS awards $1.7M to study racial disparities in HNC patients

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The American Cancer Society (ACS) has awarded a $1.7 million grant to Philadelphia researchers to investigate factors that may contribute to the racial disparities seen among those diagnosed and treated for head and neck cancers (HNC).

July 9, 2014

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