Salivary Uric Acid, Telomere Length, and Intersectionality in African Americans

"We examined how salivary uric acid relates to telomere length among African Americans, considering age and gender through an intersectional lens. Our findings reveal that uric acid is associated with...

Salimetrics Publishes an Easy-to-Follow Sample Collection Handbook to Standardize Dried Bloo...

A new Salimetrics' research guidance tool establishes a common protocol to standardize the collection of dried blood spot biospecimens of the highest-quality, at scale, and with minimal...

Exploring the Link Between Physiological Attunement and Wellbeing

This scoping review examined evidence from 62 quantitative studies examining physiological attunement in adult dyads and groups. Findings show synchronization across multiple systems—including the...

Salivary CRP: A Noninvasive Indicator of Obesity-Related Inflammation in Youth

Obesity during childhood and adolescence is common in the US and often linked to chronic inflammation. This study examined the relationship between BMI z-scores and salivary inflammatory markers...

Understanding Associations between Signaling Molecules and Callous-Unemotional Traits in You...

Burgeoning evidence supports multiple developmental pathways to antisocial behavior. However, a comprehensive mechanistic understanding is lacking, and insights into the development of different presentations might be gained by...

Salimetrics Increases Access to CoreLab+ Research Services for Biomarkers and Scientific Sup...

Salimetrics' newly enhanced lab services are elevating research into a new tier of scientific utility and reliability, where exceptional quality is a guaranteed minimum standard. \"Like the progression of good science, our mission at Salimetrics is to continuously do...

Measuring Salivary Oxytocin Across Partnered Connection

Dyadic analyses identified unique OXT trajectories for women and men and helped clarify mixed findings in prior work. Although time was not a significant predictor, the pattern of means indicated that women’s OXT concentrations were highest at the start...

Salimetrics’ Core Lab Expands Access to Dried Blood Spot Testing for Researchers

Salimetrics, a leading provider of biospecimen collection and salivary bioscience testing methods, is excited to announce the expansion of its dried blood spot (DBS) collection and laboratory testing services for academic and clinical researchers worldwide, now doubling the available capacity for DBS assay services while reducing lead times for specimen…

New SeroNet Study Highlights Saliva’s Role in COVID-19 Antibody Testing

A recently published SeroNet protocol paper, led by Todd Lucas, Ph.D., C.S. Mott Endowed Professor at Michigan State University, Department of Public Health, and co-authored by the Salimetrics scientific team—founder Douglas Granger and CSO Steve Granger, underscores the power of saliva...

Insights into Uric Acid as a biomarker for Aggression, Violence, and Behavior

The search for biological markers that can be reliably linked to aggression and antisocial behavior has been central to the work of biological criminology. One such marker, uric acid, has long been suspected to play...

Salimetrics Announces Testing Capacity Expansion to Support Changes in NIH Policy on Foreign...

Salimetrics reaffirms its commitment to supporting the research community with easy access to best-in-class methods for collecting and testing saliva and dried blood spot samples.

Expanding Access to Biomarker Research Using Dried Blood Spots from Dr. Thomas McDade

In this commentary published in the American Journal of Human Biology, Dr. Thomas McDade reflects on the transformative potential of dried blood spot (DBS) sampling over the past decade.

Salivary Cortisol, Inflammation, and HbA1c in Children with Type 1 Diabetes

The purpose of this quantitative study was to consider factors that may negatively impact glycemic levels in Black and White children 8-12 years old with a diagnosis of...

In Memoriam: Clarence “Clancy” Blair, MPH, PhD

Clancy and Doug Granger (Salimetrics founder) were longtime colleagues, collaborators, and very much enjoyed each other's friendship. He will be missed by us, Doug, and by many many others....

Feasibility of Remote Dried Blood Spot Collection for Inflammatory Markers Using Lancets

Human metabolism is complex and dynamic, and is impacted by genetics, diet, health, and countless inputs from the environment. Beyond the genetics shared by family members, cohabitation leads to shared microbial and environmental exposures. Furthermore, metabolism is affected by factors such as...