Category: 4. Health

Keeping your mouth healthy may help keep your heart and brain healthy too, according to new research.

In a study published Wednesday in Neurology Open Access, researchers found adults with gum disease may be more likely to have signs of…

Summary: Scientists have found that people with multiple sclerosis (MS) have a distinctly imbalanced oral microbiome—marked by a loss of beneficial bacteria and a rise in inflammation-linked microbes. Using advanced genetic and metabolic…

SOUTH BELOIT, Wis. (WTVO) — South Beloit High School is notifying families after cases of a highly contagious skin infection were detected in several students.

Superintendent Dr. Nikolas Butenhoff told families Wednesday that cases…

A randomized clinical trial finds that the anti-inflammatory drug colchicine, once thought promising for treating COVID-19, is no better than placebo in terms of functional capacity, respiratory function, symptoms such as…

Down syndrome affects around one in 640 children born in the US every year, and is the most common genetic cause of intellectual disability. About 15% of Downs cases are due to the presence of an extra copy of…