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High Levels of Salivary Testosterone May Play a Role In Negative Paternal Parenting
September 10, 2020Testosterone Associations with Parents’ Child Abuse Risk and At-Risk Parenting: A Multimethod Longitudinal Examination Rodriguez CM, et al. (2020) Child Maltreatment ABSTRACT: The current investigation considered salivary testosterone as a potential biomarker of physical child abuse risk. Parents enrolled in a prospective, longitudinal, multimethod study beginning prenatally provided saliva when their toddlers were 18 months […]
Zoo Exhibits may have a significant positive impact on stress reduction
September 8, 2020Changes in human health parameters associated with an immersive exhibit experience at a zoological institution Coolman AA, et al. (2020) PloS one. ABSTRACT: Zoological institutions often use immersive, naturalistic exhibits to create an inclusive atmosphere that is inviting for visitors while providing for the welfare of animals in their collections. In this study, we investigated […]
Saliva or Nasopharyngeal Swab for COVID-19 testing?
August 31, 2020Saliva or Nasopharyngeal Swab Specimens for Detection of SARS-CoV-2 August 29, 2020. The New England Journal of Medicine. Rapid and accurate diagnostic tests are essential for controlling the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. Saliva may serve as an easy, alternative sample type compared to the current standard of nasopharyngeal swab specimens to detect SARS-CoV-2. Saliva can be […]
Biological and behavioral dysregulation in childhood correlates to the development of obesity
August 27, 2020Biobehavioral Dysregulation and its Association with Obesity and Severe obesity Trajectories from 2 to 15 Years of Age: A Longitudinal Study C Francis L, et al. (2020) Pediatric Obesity ABSTRACT: Objective: This study aimed to identify obesity trajectories from childhood to adolescence (2‐15 years of age) and investigate differences in behavioral, eating, and adrenocortical regulation […]
New University Statistical Consulting Resource for Salivary Bioscience Statistical Analysis Support and Training
August 26, 2020Since we often receive questions about processing data, we wanted to share a good resource for researchers who want to explore high quality and reliable analysis or receive mentorship in understanding complex statistical models for their salivary bioscience research. With over six years of experience in statistical research, training, and consulting at Columbia University and […]
Fighting COVID-19 with Saliva: SalivaBio and Salimetrics Build Infrastructure to Supply Millions of Saliva Collection Devices for Low-Cost COVID-19 Saliva Testing
August 19, 2020(August 19, 2020) SalivaBio, together with Salimetrics and the salivary bioscience community, is working with partners to provide more than two million of its Saliva Collection Aids (SCAs) as early as September. The Saliva Collection Aid (SCA) is a low-cost saliva collection device that is easy and simple for participants to use to collect a [...]
Salivary Uric Acid as a Potential Biomarker for Neurogenerative Disease
August 13, 2020Uric Acid as a Potential Peripheral Biomarker for Disease Features in Huntington’s Patients Corey- Bloom, et al. (2020) frontiers in Neuroscience Oxidative stress has long been implicated in the pathophysiology and progression of Huntington’s disease (HD). Uric acid (UA) is a naturally occurring antioxidant that is present in the brain and periphery. Growing evidence has […]
Co-Exposed Children Displayed a Lower Cortisol response than Non-exposed Children
August 11, 2020Prenatal Tobacco & Cannabis Exposure: Associations With Cortisol Reactivity in Early School Age Children Eiden, et al. 2020 International Journal of Behavioral Medicine Background. The study examined the association between prenatal tobacco or co-exposure to tobacco and cannabis and children’s cortisol reactivity at kindergarten age, and the role of child sex, maternal negative mood (depression/perceived […]
Navigating the Cytokine Storm with Salivary Bioscience
July 23, 2020Studies in the asthma field have built the supposition that oral fluid reflects cytokine levels in the lungs, mainly due to fluid exchange from the lungs into the oral cavity during the act of breathing and coughing. Salimetrics has optimized and validated assays to accurately and precisely measure many cytokines and chemokines associated with oral […]
New NIH Funding Opportunities for Studying the Psychological Impact of COVID-19
June 29, 2020While a number of National Institutions have come together to issue grant funding opportunities for investigating the effects of COVID-19, we’ve highlighted two recent “notice of intent to publish funding opportunities” that may be of interest below: Community Interventions to Address the Consequences of the COVID-19 Pandemic for Health Disparity and Vulnerable Populations (R01-Clinical Trial […]