A recent study discovered a link between Type 2 diabetes and a higher risk of dental caries, indicating how increased levels ...

A familiar mouth bacterium best known for causing cavities may also be quietly influencing the brain. Scientists found that ...

A new mouthwash developed by a microbiologist is highly successful in targeting the harmful Streptococcus mutans bacteria that is the principal cause tooth decay and cavities, research shows. A new ...

In recent years, the adherence of microorganisms to surfaces or coatings has created major health risks to humans. Among these, microbial attachment and growth on surgical suture lines accounts for ...

We’ve been tinkering with the DNA of other species for thousands of years. We just didn’t know what we were doing. Starting about ten thousand years ago, humans began to steer the evolution of animals ...

It was previously believed that these microbes were passed primarily from mother to child, but in a recent study presented at the American Society for Microbiology MICROBE 2016 Meeting in Boston, ...

Tooth decay, or dental caries as the pros call it, is still a big problem today despite all our fancy toothbrushes and floss. Oddly enough, our ancient ancestors didn’t have as many issues with ...

Oral bacteria that migrate to the gut can generate metabolites that reach the brain and accelerate Parkinson’s disease.