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Physician’s dire warning for heart failure: “If you skip brushing your teeth at night, you might be…” |

Physician’s dire warning for heart failure: “If you skip brushing your teeth at night, you might be…” |

Skipping nighttime brushing raises heart disease risk Brushing your teeth before bed might feel like a small task, but it plays a major role in maintaining both your oral and overall health. For many people, the nighttime brushing routine often gets skipped due to tiredness, forgetfulness, or a busy lifestyle. However, experts warn that missing this step regularly can lead …

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‘It sounds like witchcraft’: can light therapy really give you better skin, cleaner teeth, stronger joints? | Skincare

‘It sounds like witchcraft’: can light therapy really give you better skin, cleaner teeth, stronger joints? | Skincare

Light therapy is certainly having a moment. You can now buy glowing gadgets for everything from skin conditions and wrinkles to sore muscles and gum disease, the latest being a toothbrush enhanced with tiny red LEDs, described by its makers as “a breakthrough in at-home oral care”. Globally, the market was worth $1bn in 2024 and is projected to grow …

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Scientists are racing to grow human teeth in the lab

Scientists are racing to grow human teeth in the lab

It’s not surprising that many people fear the dentist. Replacing a tooth often requires invasive surgery and implanting a titanium screw into a patient’s jawbone, then waiting months for that to strengthen into an artificial root, before attaching a crown or cap on top of it. But research groups around the world are working to find ways to implant or …

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What killed Napoleon’s army? Scientists find clues in DNA from fallen soldiers’ teeth : Shots

What killed Napoleon’s army? Scientists find clues in DNA from fallen soldiers’ teeth : Shots

Two-to-three thousand soldiers from Napoleon’s army were found in a mass grave in the northern suburbs of Vilnius, Lithuania in 2001. Michel Signoli / UMR 6578 Aix-Marseille Université, CNRS, EFS hide caption toggle caption Michel Signoli / UMR 6578 Aix-Marseille Université, CNRS, EFS By 1812, Napoleon was all powerful. Nearly all of Europe was under his control. He had succeeded …

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Dead soldiers’ teeth reveal diseases that doomed Napoleon’s army – The Washington Post

Dead soldiers’ teeth reveal diseases that doomed Napoleon’s army  The Washington Post What killed Napoleon’s army? Scientists find clues in DNA from fallen soldiers’ teeth : Shots – Health News  NPR Napoleon’s soldiers who died in Russian retreat had unexpected diseases, study finds  The Guardian Multiple diseases may have devastated Napoleon’s army in 1812  CNN DNA Identifies 2 Bacterial Killers That Stalked Napoleon’s Army  The …

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Scientists are racing to grow human teeth in the lab

Scientists are racing to grow human teeth in the lab

It’s not surprising that many people fear the dentist. Replacing a tooth often requires invasive surgery and implanting a titanium screw into a patient’s jawbone, then waiting months for that to strengthen into an artificial root, before attaching a crown or cap on top of it. But research groups around the world are working to find ways to implant or …

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Giant ground sloths’ fossilized teeth reveal their unique roles in the prehistoric ecosystem

Giant ground sloths’ fossilized teeth reveal their unique roles in the prehistoric ecosystem

A two-toed sloth at the Nashville Zoo. Larisa R. G. DeSantis Imagine a sloth. You probably picture a medium-size, tree-dwelling creature hanging from a branch. Today’s sloths – commonly featured on children’s backpacks, stationery and lunch boxes – are slow-moving creatures, living inconspicuously in Central American and South American rainforests. But their gigantic Pleistocene ancestors that inhabited the Americas as …

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Losing Your Teeth Could Be a Deadly Warning, Study Finds : ScienceAlert

Losing Your Teeth Could Be a Deadly Warning, Study Finds : ScienceAlert

How fast we lose teeth in old age has been linked to a person’s risk of dying in a comprehensive new study, emphasizing the importance of good oral health, and suggesting tooth loss could be a key indicator of other serious health problems. Tooth loss has been connected to mortality before – generally, fewer teeth means a greater chance of …

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