Science Daily: Gum disease bacterium linked to breast cancer growth and spread
A common oral bacterium tied to gum disease may help spark and fuel breast cancer, according to new research. Scientists discovered it can travel through the bloodstream to breast tissue, where it ...
New research shows that the gum disease bacterium P. gingivalis can slip into the bloodstream and infiltrate the heart. There, it quietly drives scar tissue buildup -- distorting the heart's ...
A microbe involved in gum disease could fan the flames of breast cancer. In mice, the oral bacterium can swell the size of existing tumors and even spark the formation of precancerous growths, ...
News Medical: Gum disease bacterium linked to increased risk of atrial fibrillation
Tempted to skip the floss? Your heart might thank you if you don't. A new study from Hiroshima University (HU) finds that the gum disease bacterium Porphyromonas gingivalis (P. gingivalis) can slip ...
A common bacterium best known for causing pneumonia and sinus infections may also play a surprising role in Alzheimer’s disease. Researchers found that Chlamydia pneumoniae can invade the retina and ...
The Oak Ridger: How a bacterium linked to gum disease could improve colon cancer screening
How a bacterium linked to gum disease could improve colon cancer screening
WUNC: Study: NC chiggers with bacterium that causes disease not previously seen in US
A bacterium that causes a disease not previously reported in the United States has been detected in North Carolina. Researchers at North Carolina State University and UNC Greensboro found the ...
Study: NC chiggers with bacterium that causes disease not previously seen in US
Not all cell walls are created equal. Take the peculiar makeup of the Borrelia burgdorferi bacterium’s cell wall. It might play a role in lingering symptoms of Lyme disease — the most common ...
For decades, Lyme disease has frustrated both physicians and patients alike. Caused by the corkscrew-shaped bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi, the infection, if left untreated, can linger for months, ...