Hidden Peril in Your Mouth: Scientists Discover That a Common Oral Pathogen Increases Heart Attack Damage
Scientists at Tokyo Medical and Dental University have discovered that the gum disease-causing bacterium Porphyromonas gingivalis can disrupt the merging of autophagosomes and lysosomes. This interference aggravates heart tissue restructuring and increases the risk of heart rupture following a heart
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