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Links between salivary testosterone and aggressive behavior
May 10, 2018Testosterone and Proactive-Reactive Aggression in Youth: the Moderating Role of Harsh Discipline. Author: Chen FR, et al (2018), Journal of abnormal child psychology BACKGROUND: This study tests a biosocial model of the link between testosterone and proactive-reactive aggression in youth at varying levels of harsh discipline. Given that proactive aggression is used to gain power […]
Social Context of Psychosocial Processes During Adolescent Development and the Psychobiology of the Stress Response.
May 7, 2018Peer Networks, Psychobiology of Stress Response, and Adolescent Development Author: Kornienko, O, et al (2018), PLoS BACKGROUND: A consistent focus of research has been on understanding how social relationships shape the activity of the biological stress response system. Progress has been made in characterizing these dynamics at the level of the individual, but significantly less […]
Anticipation of fMRI leads to acute elevations in cortisol prior to scanning
May 2, 2018Anticipatory stress associated with functional magnetic resonance imaging: Implications for psychosocial stress research. Author: Gossett EW, et al (2018), International journal of psychophysiology BACKGROUND: Stress tasks performed during functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) elicit a relatively small cortisol response compared to stress tasks completed in a traditional behavioral laboratory, which may be due to apprehension […]
Influence of Adverse Childhood experiences on stress regulation in BPD
April 27, 2018Attachment – Related Regulatory Processes Moderate the Impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences on Stress Reaction in Borderline Personality Disorder. Author: Ehrenthal JC, et al (2018), Journal of Personality Disorders BACKGROUND: In this study, the authors explored whether attachment insecurity moderates the effects of adverse childhood experiences on stress reactivity in the context of borderline personality […]
Measuring Salivary Cortisol: Preventing stress-related disorder in early life
April 23, 2018Cognitive control moderates parenting stress effects on children’s diurnal cortisol Author: Raffington L, et al (2018), PLoS BACKGROUND: This study investigated associations between parenting stress in parents and self-reported stress in children with children’s diurnal cortisol secretion and whether these associations are moderated by known stress-regulating capacities, namely child cognitive control. Salivary cortisol concentrations were […]
Salimetrics Expands European Access to High-Quality Salivary Bioscience
April 19, 2018(April 19, 2018) Salimetrics recently signed distribution agreements with 4 new European distributors, increasing access to salivary bioscience products and services for researchers who desire better results. Collaboration with researchers continues to drive the next phase of better salivary bioscience research throughout Europe. In support of this focus, Salimetrics is happy to announce that it [...]
Salivary cortisol provides additional diagnostic value during ACTH1-24 stimulation test
April 18, 2018Characterization of the serum and salivary cortisol response to the intravenous 250 µg ACTH1-24 stimulation test Author: Nolan BJ, et al (2018), Endocrine PURPOSE: The ACTH1-24 stimulation test is commonly used to assess the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis. Given variations in CBG concentration and binding affinity, serum total cortisol may misclassify some patients. Salivary cortisol correlates well […]
Salivary alpha-amylase response to pain in children with cancer
April 5, 2018Emotion regulation and positive affect in the context of salivary alpha-amylase response to pain in children with cancer Author: Jenkins BN, et al (2017), Pediatric Blood & Cancer BACKGROUND: Children with cancer routinely undergo painful medical procedures invoking strong physiological stress responses. Resilience to this pain may be conferred through resources such as emotion regulation […]
Salimetrics New Website Offers New Study Plan / Quote Builder
March 23, 2018(March 23, 2016) Salimetrics, the world’s leading salivary bioscience resource provider, launches new website to better support the growing salivary bioscience community. Earlier today, Salimetrics launched a new, redesigned website, rebuilt to align the support researchers need with the steps researchers go through when performing salivary bioscience research. “As we continue to grow with the [...]
Salimetrics’ New, Smaller Packaging – Better for the Environment and Reduces Customer Costs
March 21, 2018(March 8, 2018) A simple, single box can deliver more value to customers. Salimetrics' mission is to produce relevant, high quality assays designed specifically for Salivary Bioscience. Researchers and Diagnostic labs know they can depend on Salimetrics assays to be the best choice. But sometimes, something as simple as a box can have value to [...]