Tag: periodontology

Study: Gum bacteria may be linked to Alzheimer’s disease

Editor's Note A June 2022 study, titled “The Periodontal Pathogen Fusobacterium nucleatum Exacerbates Alzheimer’s Pathogenesis via Specific Pathways” and published by Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, found that Fusobacterium nucleatum (F. nucleatum), a common bacteria associated with oral conditions, may be linked to Alzheimer’s disease, HealthLine July 19 reports. According to…

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By: Lauren McCaffrey
July 20, 2022
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