Certain bacteria typically found in the mouth and throat may be a trigger for heart attacks, recent research suggests.

Maintaining good oral hygiene is crucial for overall health, extending beyond just preventing cavities and bad breath.

The American Cancer Society estimates that about 67,400 Americans will be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer this year, and nearly 52,000 will die from the highly aggressive disease.

A viral post suggests bacterial infections, particularly biofilms, may trigger heart attacks by causing inflammation and ...

Bacteria normally found in the mouth could play a direct role in triggering a heart attack, a new study has found.

In recent years, an increasing number of scientific investigations have backed an alarming hypothesis: Alzheimer's disease ...

Persistent tooth infection may cause ear and head pain because of the connection between your teeth and the trigeminal nerve.

Using metagenomic screening — a technique for sequencing genetic material in samples that contain genomes from a mixture of ...

Hidden oral bacteria may take refuge in artery walls, forming biofilms that evade detection and could help trigger heart ...

A new study by Tampere University researchers has uncovered a surprising link between oral health and heart disease.

Genetic-sequencing techniques have uncovered the oldest host-associated microbial DNA ever recorded — inside samples of teeth and bones from woolly and steppe mammoths.