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Fungi and Bacteria Activate Genes Associated With Head and Neck Cancer

Fungi and bacteria can activate genes associated with head and neck tumors, according to...

Endowed Professorship to Support Pathogen-Defense Research

The Maryland Department of Commerce E-Nnovation Initiative Fund (MEIF), in combination with matching funds...

Bacteria Are (Mostly) Our Friends: How Oral and Whole-Body Health Are Connected

We have to do away with the notion that one part of our body...

Nine Oral Fungi Species May Improve Dental Health

Researchers at the Clemson University College of Science have strongly associated nine species of fungus...

Dentures Kill Oral Infections

Common oral infections in adults such as candidiasis can be prevented by rechargeable bacteria-killing...

Oral Bacteria and Fungi May Indicate Greater Tongue Cancer Risks

Squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue, also known as oral tongue cancer, is an...

Sepsis Researcher Garners Award at University of Maryland

Sepsis affects approximately 1 million people in the United States and causes a death...

How Ancient Plants and Soil Fungi Turned Earth Green

Colonized plant. (Credit: Image courtesy of University of Sheffield) New research by scientists at...