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Salivary osteocalcin, cortisol, alpha-amylase, testosterone, and DHEA were assayed to assess the influence of acute stress during cold water dive training
October 19, 2022Cold 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
October 5, 2022Late 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
September 7, 2022Salimetrics 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
August 23, 2022Uric 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
August 3, 2022Individuals 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
July 25, 2022The 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
June 29, 2022In 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
March 30, 2022Early 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 […]
Saliva recommended for diagnosing COVID-19 due to higher viral load in comparison with nasopharyngeal swabs
March 21, 2022Saliva is superior over nasopharyngeal swab for detecting SARS-CoV2 in COVID-19 patients Beyene GT, et al., (2021) Scientific Reports ABSTRACT: (1) Scaling up of diagnostic capacity is needed to mitigate the global pandemic of SARS-CoV2. However, there are challenges including shortage of sample collection swabs and transport medium. Saliva has been recommended as a simple, […]
A modified bit device can be used to measure saliva in horses
March 18, 2022Evaluation of a Modified Bit Device to Obtain Saliva Samples from Horses Vincent, A, et al., (2021) veterinary sciences ABSTRACT: (1) Background: Accounting for the well-being of equine partners is a responsibility of those engaged in Equine-Assisted Services (EAS). Researchers took heed of this call to action by developing an innovative way to collect data […]