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Certain genetic variations may be linked to higher rates of tooth decay and aggressive periodontitis, according to two recently published papers by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine and their collaborators.Alexandre R. Vieira, D.D. S., Ph.D., senior author of both papers and an assistant professor of oral biology, and his colleagues at the School of Dental Medicine found that the rate of dental caries was influenced by individual variations, or...

Women living in the northeastern United States are more likely to develop rheumatoid arthritis (RA), suggesting a link between the autoimmune disease and vitamin D deficiency, says a new study led by a Boston University School of Public Health researcher.In the paper, which appears online in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives, a spatial analysis led by Dr. Verónica Vieira, MS, DSc, associate professor of environmental health, found that women in states like Vermont, New...

Meredith Vieira has landed an exclusive interview with Scottish singing sensation Susan Boyle for the Today show, NBC announced Friday. Vieira's sit-down chat with the Britain's Got Talent star is slated to air next Wednesday. Boyle shocked the world this year with her incredible voice on the British version of the hit NBC series 'America's Got Talent,' the network said in a release. But in the wake of her second place finish and questions about her health, she has not spoken out about her...