NIH grant funds NYU diabetes screening research

2013-01-07

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded Shiela Strauss, PhD, a professor of nursing at the New York University Colleges of Nursing and Dentistry,

Oral CDx developer merges with licensee

2013-01-07

Oral Cancer Prevention International and CDx Laboratories have combined forces as CDx Diagnostics. The two companies are focused on developing diagnostic systems designed to help

Study to assess lubricant that stops HPV transmission

2013-01-06

A new study at McGill University will test the ability of a personal lubricant with a special form of carrageenan gel to prevent the transmission

Gingivitis bacteria manipulates immune system

2013-01-06

A new study highlights the mechanism by which Porphyromonas gingivalis establishes a chronic infection in the form of periodontal disease and provides insight into how

A response to ADA’s ‘scientific study’ of dental therapists

2013-01-02

The results of the ADA study published in the January 2013 Journal of the American Dental Association do nothing to discredit the utilization of dental

Mild sleep apnea may help heart attack patients heal

2013-01-02

A new study suggests that some heart attack patients may actually benefit from mild to moderate sleep-disordered breathing such as sleep apnea (American Journal of

Reolysin may aid head/neck cancer chemo patients

2012-12-30

Reolysin, a drug developed by Oncolytics Biotech to boost the effects of standard chemotherapy drugs, has shown initial positive results in a clinical study of

New research reveals genetic mutations of head/neck cancer

2012-12-25

New findings regarding the genetic mutations that cause head and neck cancer may lead to new therapies, according to collaborative research presented in November at

LED Medical raises $1.2M through share offering

2012-12-23

LED Medical Diagnostics, parent company of LED Dental, has raised $1.2 million for product development, inventory, and working capital through another private placement of company

Oral Cancer Foundation wins nonprofit award

2012-12-23

The Oral Cancer Foundation (OCF) has been honored as the 2012 top-rated nonprofit organization by GreatNonprofits. The award was based on the large number of

Australian research grant targets oral cancer

2012-12-20

Hans Zoellner, BDS, PhD, an associate professor and head of oral pathology at the University of Sydney, has been awarded the 2012 Australian Dental Industry

Dentist: Coffee’s dental benefits need more research

2012-12-17

A recent study from the American Cancer Society that associates heavy coffee drinking with a reduced risk of death from oral cancer is being questioned