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Live attenuated vaccines may prevent lung inflammation and sepsis associated with COVID-19

A paper published by Paul Fidel, Jr., PhD, Professor and Director of the Center of Excellence in Oral and Craniofacial Biology and Associate Dean for Research at LSU Health New Orleans School of Dentistry, and Mairi Noverr, PhD, Professor of Microbiology & Immunology at Tulane University School of Medicine in New Orleans, suggests that live attenuated vaccines such as MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) may prevent the severe lung inflammation and sepsis associated with COVID-19 infection.

26 Jun 2020

Repeated surgeries have no major psychological impact on children born with cleft lip and palate

Children born with cleft lip and cleft palate (CLP) commonly undergo multiple surgical procedures between infancy and adolescence. By the time they are teens, patients with CLP with more total surgeries do not have increased psychosocial problems.

26 Jun 2020

MMR vaccine could offer protection against COVID-19

Administering the MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) vaccine could serve as a preventive measure to dampen septic inflammation associated with COVID-19 infection, say a team of experts in this week's mBio, a journal of the American Society for Microbiology.

19 Jun 2020

NIH grant awarded to UConn faculty to develop smartphone sensor to quantify tooth pain

Faculty from the Division of Endodontology and Department of Biomedical Engineering at the UConn School of Dental Medicine recently received a total award of $462,964 from the National Institutes of Dental and Craniofacial Research to test a novel way to quantify tooth pain and to develop a patient-friendly smartphone sensor to measure it.

9 Jun 2020

A learning health system for dentists

The largest study to date of electronic dental records delves into both previously inaccessible data and data from understudied populations with the ultimate goal of improving oral treatment outcomes.

5 Jun 2020

3D facial imaging could speed diagnoses of genetic syndromes

Most children with rare genetic diseases spend years undergoing medical tests and waiting for a diagnosis -- a long, exhausting process that takes its toll on children and their families. Almost half of these children never get a definitive diagnosis.

4 Jun 2020

Effects of chronic stress associated with increased inflammatory signaling within brain circuits

Anxiety and depression are significantly heightened during times of great stress such as the COVID-19 pandemic.

4 Jun 2020

New mobile app can help the severity of COVID-19 cases

A new mobile app can help clinicians determine which patients with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) are likely to have severe cases.

4 Jun 2020

C-DOCTOR receives $30-million grant from NIDCR for tissue and organ regeneration research

The initiative aims to propel USC forward as the epicenter of tissue and organ regeneration research.

29 May 2020

New strategy identified to address the underlying cause of LAD1 patients' symptoms

Owing to a rare genetic mutation, individuals with leukocyte adhesion deficiency type 1 (LAD1) experience a suite of symptoms that trace back to an immune system dysfunction.

27 May 2020

New tools for analyzing microbial communities

The June 2020 issue of Journal of Dental Research brings together a collection of the latest research on the oral microbiome.

22 May 2020

Texas A&M lab produces 3D-bioprinted bone tissue to benefit bone regeneration

Dr. Akhilesh K. Gaharwar, associate professor, has developed a highly printable bioink as a platform to generate anatomical-scale functional tissues. This study was recently published in the American Chemical Society's Applied Materials and Interfaces.

19 May 2020

Water fluoridation not linked to increased risk of osteosarcoma, study shows

The Journal of Dental Research published today the results of a study that demonstrated that community water fluoridation is not associated with increased risk of osteosarcoma.

12 May 2020

Scientists link undiagnosed human disease with rare mutation in PHETA1 gene

Virginia Tech scientists with the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC have manipulated genes to link an undiagnosed human disease with a rare mutation in the PHETA1 gene.

30 Apr 2020

Lactating mothers' nicotine exposure may put babies at risk for skull defects

Lactating mothers who use e-cigarettes or nicotine replacement therapies may be putting their breastfed babies at risk for skull defects, a new study in animals suggests.

27 Apr 2020

3D face photos could predict the likelihood of obstructive sleep apnea

Facial features analyzed from 3D photographs could predict the likelihood of having obstructive sleep apnea, according to a study published in the April issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine.

23 Apr 2020

NYU Dentistry receives $2.2 million grant to study role of Schwann cells in oral cancer

The National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR), part of the National Institutes of Health, has awarded NYU College of Dentistry's Yi Ye, PhD, a $2.2 million, five-year grant to study the role of Schwann cells, the most prevalent type of cell supporting neurons in the peripheral nervous system, in oral cancer progression and pain.

16 Apr 2020

Craniofacial News and Research

Live attenuated vaccines may prevent lung inflammation and sepsis associated with COVID-19

Repeated surgeries have no major psychological impact on children born with cleft lip and palate

MMR vaccine could offer protection against COVID-19

NIH grant awarded to UConn faculty to develop smartphone sensor to quantify tooth pain

A learning health system for dentists

3D facial imaging could speed diagnoses of genetic syndromes

Effects of chronic stress associated with increased inflammatory signaling within brain circuits

New mobile app can help the severity of COVID-19 cases

C-DOCTOR receives $30-million grant from NIDCR for tissue and organ regeneration research

New strategy identified to address the underlying cause of LAD1 patients' symptoms

New tools for analyzing microbial communities

Texas A&M lab produces 3D-bioprinted bone tissue to benefit bone regeneration

Water fluoridation not linked to increased risk of osteosarcoma, study shows

Scientists link undiagnosed human disease with rare mutation in PHETA1 gene

Lactating mothers' nicotine exposure may put babies at risk for skull defects

3D face photos could predict the likelihood of obstructive sleep apnea

NYU Dentistry receives $2.2 million grant to study role of Schwann cells in oral cancer

Entamoeba gingivalis linked to severe and recurrent periodontitis

Bacteria multiply and grow into biofilms like settlers form cities

Researchers engineer microparticles that show promise against transplant rejection

Advancing Neuroscience Research Through Collaboration and Patient-Centered Innovation

The impact of vibration on microscopy

How Omics Technologies Are Transforming Biological Research and Drug Discovery

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