A group of bacteria called TM7 live in the human body by growing on the surfaces of other microbes, known as host bacteria. Ever since this arrangement was discovered, many […] (Oct 11, 2021)
The Forsyth Institute, with its 111-year history of oral health innovation, convened key stakeholders across the oral health ecosystem at Forsyth dentech 2021 to spur innovation and investment into the […] (Sep 27, 2021)
Current therapies for gum disease involve cleaning pathogenic bacteria away from the root of a patient’s teeth. But the bad bacteria always return after approximately three months, necessitating long-term management […] (Jul 21, 2021)
News in Dentech2021
The Forsyth Institute has entered into a strategic collaboration with Sherlock Biosciences, an Engineering Biology company dedicated to making diagnostic testing better, faster and more affordable. The partnership is focused […] (May 17, 2021)
In a new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers from 41 institutions in 13 countries collaborated to reconstruct the oral microbiomes of Neanderthals, primates, and humans, […] (May 12, 2021)
In a longitudinal study published earlier this month in the Journal of the American Dental Association, researchers analyzed untreated decay in a cohort of nearly 7,000 children enrolled in the […] (Mar 31, 2021)
People with periodontitis are at higher risk of experiencing major cardiovascular events, according to new research from Forsyth Institute and Harvard University scientists and colleagues. In a longitudinal study published […] (Feb 21, 2021)
In diseases characterized by bone loss—such as periodontitis, rheumatoid arthritis, and osteoporosis—there is a lot that scientists still don’t understand. What is the role of the immune response in the […] (Jan 11, 2021)
The Forsyth Institute is now offering Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) and comprehensive data analyses and interpretation for 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequences and other big data sequence applications through the new Forsyth […] (Nov 10, 2020)
Forsyth’s third annual Scientific Symposium, My Teeth=My Health, was held virtually via Zoom on Wednesday, October 28, 2020. If you missed the Symposium, you can watch the whole event here. […] (Oct 29, 2020)
