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Environmental tobacco smoke exposure is associated with increased levels of metals in children’s saliva
Exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) has been associated with detectable levels of cotinine (a nicotine metabolite) in children’s saliva. However, tobacco…
Salivary Cortisol Awakening Response in Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technicians
Amassing evidence suggests that post-awakening salivary cortisol rhythms (changes in cortisol throughout the day) may indicate health status. We previously established summary parameters for…
Salivary Cortisol and Salivary Alpha-Amylase measured to assess racial discrimination and the stress response
Perceived racial discrimination has been associated with the autonomic nervous system (ANS) and hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis activities-two major…
The Emerging Field of Salivary Bioscience
Salivary bioscience is noteworthy in its history, as well as in the breadth and scope of its impact. The minimally invasive nature of sampling oral fluid allows for evaluation of individual and intra-individual change in…
Exploring Salivary Cortisol Patterns in Zoo-Housed Apes: A tool for welfare assessment
Monitoring changes in cortisol levels is a widespread tool for measuring individuals’ stress responses. However, an acute increase in cortisol levels does not necessarily denote an individual in…
Salivary Cortisol and sAA reactivity to TSST differs in Cannabis users and non-users
To advance our understanding of the health-related consequences of chronic cannabis use, this study examined hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis and sympathetic nervous system (SNS) reactivity and regulation in…
Salivary cortisol and oxytocin related to reduced youth anxiety through novel interventions, such as equine-assisted adaptive riding program
Reining in Anxiety (RiA) is a therapeutic program for youth with mild to moderate anxiety delivered in a therapeutic riding setting by Certified Therapeutic Riding Instructors. RiA was developed after a review of the evidence base for…
Salivary osteocalcin, cortisol, alpha-amylase, testosterone, and DHEA were assayed to assess the influence of acute stress during cold water dive training
Cold water exposure poses a unique physiological challenge to the human body. Normally, water submersion increases activation of parasympathetic tone to induce bradycardia in…
Late night salivary cortisol and its diagnostic utility for Cushing’s Disease and after pituitary surgery
Late night salivary cortisol (LNSC) is a mainstay in the diagnosis of neoplastic hypercortisolism (Cushing’s syndrome) with a sensitivity and specificity of > 90% in patients with…
New Home Tests for Sleep and Circadian Rhythm Function
Salimetrics Reveals New Circadian Phase Assessments for At-Home Sleep and Circadian Rhythm Testing For Healthy Sleep: In support of objective tools for better sleep health, Salimetrics introduces two new Circadian Phase Assessments dedicated to accurately revealing circadian biology. Now, patients can perform an array of robust sleep tests, with painless saliva sample collection, in [...]
At home salivary uric acid sampling as a potential long-term tool to assess pregnant women
Uric acid levels during pregnancy have been examined as a potential indicator of risk for gestational diabetes mellites, hypertension, and
Hair cortisol assayed for individuals facing daily challenges and at risk of mosquito-borne disease causing stress and dysregulated immune responses
Individuals in Ecuador may experience challenges due to their socio-environmental conditions, possibly making them more susceptible to dengue, chikungunya, and Zika diseases transmitted by the…
Salivary Biomarkers to aid in Biobehavioral Research in the Latinx Population
The Important of Biobehavioral Research to Examine the Physiological Effects of Racial and Ethnic Discrimination in the Latinx Population Martinez A. et al., ( 2022) Frontiers in Public Health ABSTRACT: A growing body of research is documenting how racial and ethnic populations embody social inequalities throughout the life course. Some scholars recommend the integration of […]
Salivary DLMO Assessment Kit from Salimetrics: Clinical Utility from Easy At-Home or In-Clinic Sample Collections for Sleep Patients
In support of the quest for better sleep, Salimetrics launches a new Circadian Phase Assessment Kit to accurately measure Dim Light Melatonin Onset (DLMO) using saliva.
Measuring Salivary Cortisol to Examine Latent Trait Cortisol and Early Life Stress
Early life stress and latent trait cortisol in adolescent girls: a prospective examination Vergara-Lopez, et al., (2021) Stress ABSTRACT: (1) Early life stress (ELS) may become embedded into an individual’s stress physiology, changing their hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA)-axis in an enduring, trait-like fashion. Cortisol is often utilized to investigate HPA-axis function. However, for “trait” cortisol to be […]