Gum Disease Found to Worsen Infection in Animal Model of AIDS
Thursday, January 31, 2013 - 12:00
in Health & Medicine
Texas Biomed scientists in San Antonio have found that moderate gum disease in an animal model exposed to an AIDS- like virus had more viral variants causing infection and greater inflammation. Both of these features have potential negative implications in long term disease progression, including other kinds of infections, the researchers say in a new report.