Discover how gum disease may fuel Alzheimer’s disease and why protecting your smile could also protect your mind.

Living in zero gravity can lead to periodontitis, a common and serious condition where the gums become inflamed and the bone that supports teeth starts to break down, eventually leading to tooth loss, ...

Around 40% of U.S. adults ages 30 and older have some level of gum disease, known as periodontitis, a chronic inflammatory condition whose progression leads to wobbly teeth, tooth loss and persistent ...

What is the earliest spark that ignites the memory-robbing march of Alzheimer's disease? Why do some people with Alzheimer's-like changes in the brain never go on to develop dementia? These questions ...

Top row: In a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease, lithium deficiency (right) dramatically increased amyloid beta deposits in the brain compared with mice that had normal physiological levels of ...

UCF researchers develop nanoparticles that may protect against and reverse damage from radiation exposure. Early studies show the potential to restore bone loss, help cancer patients recover faster ...

Cases of Parkinson’s disease have doubled in the last 25 years, according to figures from the World Health Organization. For decades, the scientists have investigated what triggers this disorder to ...

BLOOM (TAMPA) – Think bone loss is inevitable as you age? Think again. Bone health expert Debi Robinson joined Gayle Guyardo, host of the globally syndicated health and wellness show Bloom, to share ...

Micro-CT analysis and 3D reconstructions of the left maxillary bone with ligature-induced periodontitis between the first and second molars in ground control and hindlimb unloaded (HLU) ...