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Accurate Covid-19 Serological Surveillance Using Easy-to-Collect Saliva Samples
…samples, and when tested with matched saliva samples, the combined serological data is robust and well supported by validated controls. “We realize that accessibility to trustworthy, reliable data is key…
Analytes in Saliva Quick Reference Guide
Selecting Analytes & Biomarkers in Saliva Ready to choose your analyte? Salimetrics offers research tools, collection supplies and saliva testing lab services for the following analytes in saliva. If you’re…
Impacting Associations Between Salivary Cortisol and Alpha-Amylase and Child Depressive Symptoms.
…of cortisol-sAA coordination; and 3) variation in parent versus child ratings of depression. A community sample of 52 children participated in the Trier Social Stress Test-Child Version (TSST-C) and a…
Salivary SARS-CoV-2 (IgG) Antibody Panel
…by Salimetrics is based on the same SARS-CoV-2 (IgG) Antibody Test that was implemented during COVID-19 vaccine clinical trials, adapted and fit-for-purpose validated for the detection of antibodies in saliva…
Interpreting Differences in ELISA/EIA Results
…be out of calibration and delivering low wash volumes or unequal dispenses. We would recommend performing a volume verification test, as recommended by the plate washer manufacturer. Check: If only…
Salivary Oxytocin and Testosterone Show Opposite Changes During Experimental Empathy Induction
Experimental empathy induction promotes oxytocin increases and testosterone decreases. Author: Nadia H. Agha, et al. (2019) J Appl Physiol. Oxytocin and testosterone coordinate adaptive social behaviors with stimuli in the…
Rigor and Reproducibility (Supplement): What Makes A Saliva Lab High-Quality?
Drop Date: April 2019
In This Drop: Rigor and Reproducibility is a three-part series on the steps researchers can take to improve the quality of their salivary bioscience data.
Insights on “Optimizing” Sample Size in Salivary Bioscience Research-Supplemental Figures
Drop Date: June 2023 Each graph portrays the distribution of salivary Coritsol Awakening Response, Cortisol Diurnal, and Trier Social Stress Test, searched from PubMed, based on the number of participants…
Salivary Hormonal Responses Related to Menstrual Cycle
…arousal patterns based on menstrual cycle phase. Here, we tested whether hormonal responsivity to AVSS differs as a function of cycle phase at testing, and whether phase during which participants…
Tips for Running Salimetrics Assays
…centrifuged before use in our assays. (Freezing precipitates particulate matter and mucins.) Note: This process must be repeated every time a sample is refrozen, as freezing causes new precipitates each…
Cortisol Reactivity as a Predictor of Weight Gain Among Prenatally Drug-Exposed Girls
…prenatal-drug exposure (n = 76) and non-exposed comparison adolescents (NE; n = 61) completed the Conner’s Continuous Performance Test and provided salivary cortisol samples. BMI z-score were measured at the…
Salivary Uric Acid May Be Associated with Cardiovascular Health Risks in African Americans
…related cardiovascular disease and disparity. Healthy African Americans (N = 107; 32% male; M age = 31.74 years), completed the Trier Social Stress Test to induce social-evaluative stress. Systolic and…
Investigating acute stress and working memory in youth with salivary cortisol and alpha-amylase
…links between acute stress and WM in 8- to 15-year-olds. Youths completed the Trier Social Stress Test–Modified, during which repeated saliva samples were collected to measure responses of the HPA…
SBB – Salivary DNA Sequencing for Genetic Markers
Drop Date: August 2009
In This Drop: Genetic factors and cortisol production
Husbandry Conditions May Impact Equine Welfare
…and performed an adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) stimulation test. Additionally, a person who was familiar with the horse completed a questionnaire about demographic and management factors and their horses’ personality traits….