What your hair and saliva say about your risk for depression and cognitive shortfalls during menopause
CLEVELAND, Ohio (Sept 27, 2023)—Stress affects the body and brain in many ways by causing the endocrine system to increase ...
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Transistor measures glucose in saliva
A prototype sensor that measures glucose levels in saliva could eventually offer a simple, rapid and painless way for people ...
Tobacco smoke exposure may increase heavy metal levels in children’s saliva
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Secondhand tobacco smoke continues to be a major source of indoor air pollution that causes more ...
Mosquito saliva can weaken body’s defenses against deadly dengue viruses, scientists discover
The saliva of mosquitoes infected with dengue viruses contains a substance that thwarts the human immune system and makes it ...
Thanks to saliva, infectious coronavirus particles linger twice as long in drier air
Recent research from the University of Colorado Boulder may have finally revealed why humans tend to get sick from airborne ...
The presence of certain bacteria in the saliva might indicate post-trauma in veteran soldiers
Credit: Tel Aviv University In the study, the researchers characterized the psychological, social and medical condition of about 200 ...
Rapid, at-home prototype saliva test that’s as good as RT-PCR
At-home COVID-19 tests have become an easy way to self-diagnose. But current tests have drawbacks, such as the length of ...
New key protection against COVID-19 found in saliva!
The novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) has spread around the world at an unprecedented rate, evading containment countermeasures. Understanding the mechanisms by ...
Coin-sized device detects measles virus in saliva
Measles is one of the most infectious airborne viruses worldwide. An inexpensive and effective vaccine is available, but Measles is ...
Chemists created a sensor that accurately detects the pH saliva of human
Chemists at the Ural Federal University have created a sensor for determining the human saliva pH. This is a fluorophore ...
Wax worm saliva contains enzymes capable of breaking down plastics
A team of CSIC researchers has discovered that wax worm saliva degrades plastic; a discovery with numerous applications for treating ...
Tick saliva drug could ease chronic pain and itching in people
A protein found in tick saliva could be turned into a drug that eases itching and chronic pain in people. ...
Light-based device uses a few drops of saliva to effectively test Covid-19 patients
The breakout of Covid-19 became a game changer in the medical field in 2020. Studies bloomed and steered into full ...
Photonic technology enables fast, sensitive saliva test for COVID-19
WASHINGTON — Researchers from ICFO-The Institute of Photonic Sciences and IrsiCaixa AIDS Research Institute, both in Spain, have demonstrated a ...
Young children, toddlers and infants use saliva sharing to inform earliest grasp of “thick” relationships, like family
Young children, toddlers, and infants infer that individuals who share saliva through activities like kissing, sharing food or wiping drool ...
Babies can tell who has close relationships based on one clue: saliva
CAMBRIDGE, MA -- Learning to navigate social relationships is a skill that is critical for surviving in human societies. For ...
Smoke screen: Analysis of saliva from long-term cannabis smokers identifies disruptions in the healthy oral microbiome that may lead to brain disorders
More and more states are legalizing marijuana, but little is known about how long-term cannabis use affects the microbes in ...
Measuring antibodies in saliva is a useful and easy strategy to detect SARS-CoV-2 infections
Saliva samples are easy to obtain and useful for measuring antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 in children, which could facilitate epidemiological surveillance ...
Saliva testing may allow early detection of human papillomavirus–driven head and neck cancers
Philadelphia, September 21, 2021 – Cancer causing high-risk human papillomaviruses (HR-HPV) are responsible for the rising incidence of HR-HPV–driven head ...
Rockefeller saliva test for COVID-19 outperforms commercial swab tests
In the early days of the pandemic, with commercial COVID tests in short supply, Rockefeller’s Robert B. Darnell developed an in-house ...
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Pumped for frigid weather: study pinpoints cold adaptations in nervous system of Antarctic octopus
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Men with metastatic prostate cancer live longer thanks to new drugs
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Genomic analysis reveals ancient cancer lineages in clams
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Researchers propose a unified, scalable framework to measure agricultural greenhouse gas emissions
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Gut bacteria found in wild wolves may be key to improving domestic dogs’ health
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Study uncovers reasons Americans did not get booster vaccines