Columbia research to examine gene influence on severity of peridontal disease, therapy response
...nt, some patients continue to see deterioration of gum condition and eventual loss of teeth. The researc...is in these patients and better understand how the gum disease develops, and will allow the development of pharmacologic therapies targeted specifically to...Green tea research leads to gum and other products
...s now. Each piece of the mint-flavored, sugar-free gum equals two cups of green tea. CCA Industries, Inc....rcent of the elderly, Dr. Hsu noted. The green tea gum not only protects the tissue but stimulates the salivary glands to produce more moisture. Healthy pe...Plumbing trees' plumbing reveals their engineering skill
...n evergreen oak, a deciduous oak and the deciduous gum bumelia, which is also known as the chittamwood. "The evergreen oak we studied is the dominant oak on the Edwards Plateau," said Jackson. "Because it needs a lot of water to maintain its year-round foliage, it has the deepest roots, going some 60 to ...Tips from the journals of the American Society for Microbiology
...causing tooth loss. Bacteria accumulate along the gum line initiating an immune response. "Gingival immune responses have been associated with the pathogenesis, severity, and genetic susceptibility to human periodontal disease," say the researchers. In the study researchers compared gene expression in ...Human periodontal ligament stem cells isolated for the first time
... periodontal ligament, a common target of advanced gum (periodontal) disease. This enthusiasm is based on follow up experiments, in which the researchers implanted the human adult stem cells into rodents, and most of the cells differentiated into a mixture of periodontal ligament -including the specific...Chemical Society announces EPA awards for environmentally friendly technology
...on envelopes, magazine binding and other materials gum up the machines used by paper mills to turn recycled waste into new products. When built-up adhesives slow down paper machines, mill operators typically apply toxic solvents to the sticky gunk. But Buckman Laboratories found a novel enzyme to do the ...Elusive but ubiquitous microbe fingered as gum disease culprit in Stanford study
...e abundance of archaea and the severity of a human gum disease called periodontitis. Chronic periodontiti...s a general consensus that bacteria play a role in gum disease, no single microbe has been implicated as the culprit. Relman and members of his lab embarke...... oral pathogens interact in dental plaque to cause gum disease. T. denticola tends to aggregate in such s...bacterium that is associated with periodontitis, a gum disease that affects an estimated 200 million Americans. Having the complete genomes of both microbe...Case researchers substantiate bacterial link to preterm birth through mice studies
...ter the blood stream when bleeding occurs with the gum disease," states Han. She also adds that periodontal disease and pregnancy, with its hormonal changes, both challenge the immune system, which may have a harder time warding off and keeping the numbers of the bacteria normally present in the mouth i...Mouth microbes may help shape immune system, says Stanford research team
...ral consensus that bacteria play a role in causing gum disease, no single microbe has been implicated as the culprit. "The details on how oral microbes cause disease is probably not a simple story," said Relman. "One agent does not equal one disease. There are complex interactions between members of the ...Disease-fighters in our mouths provide clues to enhancing the immune system
...Porphyromonas gingivalis, can cause periodontal or gum disease. Darveau's session will include an overview of innate immunity and how is it affected by the presence of disease-causing bacteria, such as P. gingivalis. Special receptors on sentinel cells may help them detect invading pathogens. Clark's ses...It's a stirring tale of bacteria
...um sensing is also used by the bacteria that cause gum disease. Goldstein said the swirls and jets the researchers observed effectively stir the fluid, making it well-mixed. That could help the bacteria detect one another. The team's next step is developing mathematical models that can predict and descri...When heme attacks: After trauma, the molecule that makes life possible rampages
... when larger concentrations are released, heme can gum up the works, specifically the Maxi-K ion channel, a cell membrane protein important for blood vessel relaxation and neuron excitability." Maxi-K is a channel that moves potassium ions out of cells. In the Nature paper, Tang and his colleagues prove...First-ever images of developing dengue virus obtained at Purdue
... introducing a foreign body into the process could gum up the works." But Kuhn said much more work needs to be done before such medicines will appear in your drugstore, as the full picture of viral assembly remains unclear. "This is only one step in the viral maturation process," Kuhn said. "We still ne...Rutgers researchers test polymer reliability for medical implants
...amson. She cited the example of cold chewing gum being hard in the package, but softening in the mouth as it warms up above its glass transition temperature and goes into its rubbery state. The research discussed in the ACS presentation focused on how changes in a polymers immediate environme...Toxicogenomics provides insight on assigning breast cancer drugs
... of Science (AAAS) Annual Meeting. Like a wad of gum stuck in a child's hair, a small breast cancer cell from a tissue mass requires delicate unraveling and extraction. Traditionally, researchers have studied the genetics of the whole tumor mass because of the difficulty faced when trying to excise the...Soft drinks, teens and cavities
...othbrush? Try rinsing with water or chew sugarless gum Consume a balanced diet with more dairy products How Cavities Form Tooth decay occurs when your teeth are frequently exposed to foods containing carbohydrates (starches and sugars) like soda pop, candy, cakes, and even fruits and juices. Natural...New microscope technology allows study of biomolecules interacting with minerals
...n we pull it apart, like lifting your shoe off hot gum on the sidewalk, the molecule actually stretches until it breaks loose. "Based on how much the molecule sticks, we can comment on how well siderophore likes that surface," says Kendall. "The excitement is being able to measure the affinity between th...New research questions evidence for earliest life on earth
... fine layering akin to stretching a lump of bubble gum into a thin strand. A chemical study of the rocks also points away from a BIF origin for the banded rock. Analyses of the green bands show that the composition is very similar to a primitive rock called komatiite, a relative of basalt, which formed ...Natural compound used in India reduces cholesterol by blocking metabolism-controlling receptor
...ugh cholesterol before the process shuts down. The gum resin of the guggul tree has been used in Ayurvedic medicine, a traditional Hindu medicine practiced in India for nearly 3,000 years, to treat a wide variety of ailments, including obesity and lipid disorders. An ethyl acetate extract of this resin h...