Lately, we've been learning more and more about the teeming masses of bacteria inside our ... thought] that the human genome or your immune system or the surfaces of your mouth would have a ...

On the one hand, some species of bacteria are responsible for some of the most nefarious of human diseases ... that are very likely living on or inside of you at this very moment, and whether ...

Human papillomavirus (HPV) can affect the inside of the mouth, the tongue, and the lips. Symptoms of HPV in the mouth can include small, hard, bumps or growths. They may be slightly raised or flat ...

When dentists look inside your mouth, they’re not just looking for cavities ... The moment samples are taken from a human mouth, they begin to change for the worse – RNA degrades, microbes die. I work ...

Biological entities called obelisks have been hiding—in large numbers—inside the human mouth and gut. These microscopic entities, which were recently discovered by a team at Stanford ...

Millions of people are affected by chronic dry mouth, or xerostomia, an agonizing side effect of damaged salivary glands. Currently, there is no cure for it. Researchers have established the world's ...

This condition, often caused by radiation treatment for head and neck cancer, affects millions and currently has no cure.