A salivary gland infection can develop when harmful bacteria or viruses build up in the salivary glands. These are located in the head and neck and produce saliva. It typically causes swollen ...

Sialadenitis is an infection of a salivary gland. Common causes include Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus, Haemophilus influenzae, and anaerobic bacteria. Sialadenitis is common in elderly ...

Salivary gland obstruction results in pain and swelling in the cheek or under the jawline while eating, and foul-tasting drainage into the mouth. Such obstruction can also progress to severe infection ...

Biological scientists from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have uncovered how the dengue virus uses its envelope ...

Aggressive external massage of the parotid gland is advised to milk out the retained saliva, increase salivary lavage, and flush out ductal debris (Fig. 7). Antibiotics may be used if infection is ...

Left untreated, the gland may become infected. An infection in the salivary glands is called sialadenitis. Infections in the salivary glands most often affect the parotid and the submandibular glands.

Biological scientists have uncovered how the dengue virus uses its envelope protein to capture human plasmin from a blood meal to enhance the permeability of the mosquito midgut for infection.

Researchers have uncovered how the dengue virus uses its envelope protein to hijack human plasmin to enhance transmission.

The findings may have implications for radiotherapy, a cancer treatment that can cause damage to salivary glands and leave lasting complications. Doctors don’t regularly come across undiscovered bits ...