Dentistry

Combined treatment takes a bite out of tooth decay

The sting of a toothache or the discovery of a cavity is a universal dread. Dental caries, more commonly known as tooth decay, is an insidious adversary, taking a toll on millions of mouths worldwide. Caries can lead to pain, ...

Immunology

Engineered bacteria find tumors, then alert immune cells

Combining discoveries in cancer immunology with sophisticated genetic engineering, Columbia University researchers have created a sort of "bacterial suicide squad" that targets tumors, attracting the host's own immune cells ...

Medical research

Evaluating the effect of manuka honey on collagen scaffolds

The bones of the face and skull can be affected due to a wide range of conditions, including cleft palate defects, traumatic injuries, cancer, and bone loss from dentures. Although bone replacements are routinely used to ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

How macrophages use metabolic product to combat Q fever pathogen

Q fever can lead to pneumonia, and can attack several organs at once if it becomes chronic. Treatment with antibiotics is lengthy and only has limited success. But which factors in our immune system protect against chronic ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

China reports more COVID deaths as infections surge

China reported two new deaths from COVID-19 on Monday, both elderly Beijing residents, as several major cities persisted with strict virus curbs despite a much-touted recent loosening.

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