Watch your mouth!

Imbalances in our oral microbiome — the millions of bacteria, viruses and fungi that live in our mouth — have been linked to many systemic diseases, including Alzheimer’s, diabetes and certain cancers.

New research out of NYU Langone Health and its Perlmutter Cancer Center ties over two dozen of these microbes to a higher risk of pancreatic cancer , one of the world’s deadliest diseases. 3

“Our findings provide new insight into the relationship between the oral microbiome and pancreatic cancer,” said study lead author Yixuan Meng, a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Population Health at NYU Grossman School of Medicine.

Meng’s team reports that the bacteria hitch a ride in swallowed saliva to the pancreas, an organ that plays a crucial role in dig

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