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Salivary Bioscience News

Salivary Bioscience News

Chronic caregiver-related stress linked to diurnal salivary alpha-amylase rhythms

November 29, 2016

Diurnal Salivary Alpha-Amylase Dynamics Among Dementia Family Caregivers Author: Liu Y, et al (2016), Health Psychology. Objective: The study examined diurnal regulation of salivary alpha-amylase (sAA) in association with daily stressors, adult day services (ADS) use, and other caregiving characteristics. Method: A sample of 165 family caregivers of individuals with dementia (IWD) completed an 8-day […]

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Determining the appropriate statistical approach for effective analysis of hormone ratios

November 21, 2016

How to use and interpret hormone ratios Author: Sollberger S, et al (2016), Psychoneuroendocrinology. Hormone ratios have become increasingly popular throughout the neuroendocrine literature since they offer a straightforward way to simultaneously analyze the effects of two interdependent hormones. However, the analysis of ratios is associated with statistical and interpretational concerns which have not been […]

Salivary Cytokine Panel

New Salimetrics Salivary Cytokine Panel Advances Research with One, Small Saliva Sample.

November 10, 2016
New Salimetrics Salivary Cytokine Panel Advances Research with One, Small Saliva Sample. ((November 10, 2016) Salimetrics, the salivary bioscience company, today announced their latest offering in cutting edge salivary research with Salimetrics’ Salivary Cytokine Panel. The new cytokine panel measures IL-1 beta, IL-6, IL-8 & TNF-Alpha concentrations simultaneously using a single, 100 µl saliva sample [...]
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Salivary uric acid modulates stress-related hippocampal activity

November 3, 2016

The hippocampal response to psychosocial stress varies with salivary uric acid level Author: Goodman AM, et al (2016), Neuroscience. Uric acid is a naturally occurring, endogenous compound that impacts mental health. In particular, uric acid levels are associated with emotion-related psychopathology (e.g., anxiety and depression). Therefore, understanding uric acid’s impact on the brain would provide […]

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Study demonstrates combined effects of salivary cortisol & DHEA-S in predicting depressive symptoms

October 24, 2016

Concurrent and prospective associations between HPA axis activity and depression symptoms in newlywed women Author: Ge F, et al (2016), Psychoneuroendocrinology. We investigated the extent to which individual differences in activity of the hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis (HPA) are associated with depressive symptoms among newlywed couples. Participants were 218 couples (M age 28.4 years; 94% […]

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Salimetrics Supports Institute for Interdisciplinary Salivary Bioscience Research (IISBR) Event

October 20, 2016

Salimetrics’ CEO, Hans Schroeder, recently attended a special presentation by Dr. Douglas Granger to celebrate the launch of the new Institute for Interdisciplinary Salivary Bioscience Research (IISBR) at the University of California, Irvine (UCI). The event was attended by Orange County and UCI community members who came to hear about the history and recent advances […]

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Cortisol reactivity attenuates the association between PDE and behavioral problems

October 14, 2016

Prenatal Drug Exposure and Adolescent Cortisol Reactivity: Association with Behavioral Concerns. Author: Buckingham-Howes S, et al (2016), J Dev Behav Pediatr OBJECTIVE: To examine stress reactivity in a sample of adolescents with prenatal drug exposure (PDE) by examining the consequences of PDE on stress-related adrenocortical reactivity, behavioral problems, and drug experimentation during adolescence. CONCLUSION: Findings […]

Saliva Collection Device

SalivaBio’s Saliva Collection Aid Receives Patent Approval

September 28, 2016
SalivaBio’s Saliva Collection Aid Receives Patent Approval (September 25, 2016) SalivaBio, LLC, developers of innovative, easy to use saliva collection devices, and Johns Hopkins University announced today that they have received final approval from the United States Patent Office for their Saliva Collection Aid (SCA). The Saliva Collection Aid simplifies the collection of passive drool [...]
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Stress Physiology in Infancy and Early Childhood: Cortisol Flexibility, Attunement and Coordination

September 20, 2016

Long-term stability of diurnal salivary cortisol and alpha-amylase secretion patterns Author: Atkinson L, et al (2016), J Neuroendocrinol Research on stress physiology in infancy has assumed increasing importance due to its lifelong implications. In this review, we focus on measurement of hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) function, in particular, and on complementary autonomic processes. We suggest that the […]

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Testosterone levels impair emotion-recognition ability during test

September 8, 2016

Testosterone reduces functional connectivity during the ‘Reading the Mind in the Eyes’ Test. Author: Bos PA, et al (2016), Psychoneuroendocrinology. Women on average outperform men in cognitive-empathic abilities, such as the capacity to infer motives from the bodily cues of others, which is vital for effective social interaction. The steroid hormone testosterone is thought to […]

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