Testosterone levels impair emotion-recognition ability during test
…on the left inferior frontal gyrus (IFG). Using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), we found that a single administration of testosterone in 16 young women significantly altered connectivity of the…
Saliva Collection Training – Passive Drool
How to collect Passive Drool saliva samples with a Cryovial and SalivaBio’s Saliva Collection Aid. Ready to provide your passive drool sample the easy way? In this video, Marci from…
Salivary Interleukin-6 as a potential non-invasive biomarker for Huntington’s Disease progression
…= 52 healthy controls, using immunoassays. We found increases in salivary levels of IL-6, IL-1B and CRP across different disease groups and increased levels of IL-6 in the plasma of…
Effects of prematurity, cumulative medical risk, and proximal and distal social forces on HPA axis
…for Nursing This study examined the effects of prematurity, cumulative medical risk, and proximal and distal social forces on individual differences in the activity of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis in…
Analysis of Salivary Microbiome in Caregiver-Child Dyads to explore the effects of Environmental Tobacco Smoke Exposure on Oral and Systemic Health
Oral microbial communities in children, caregivers, associations with salivary biomeasures and environmental tobacco smoke exposure Rothman, J et al. (2023) mSystems ABSTRACT: Human oral microbial communities are diverse, with implications…
5-HTTLPR variation may influence the impact of early adversity on HPA-axis regulation
Individual Differences in Early Adolescents’ Latent Trait Cortisol: Interaction of Early Adversity and 5-HTTLPR. Author: Chen FR, et al. (2017), Biol Psychol. The present study aimed to examine the interaction…
Early Head Start Services Improve Infants’ Cortisol Regulation and Recovery
…in typically developing infants. This randomized controlled trial tested an enhanced model of U.S. Early Head Start (EHS) services that combined home-based EHS with a brief, attachment-based parenting intervention, Attachment…
Salivary Secretory Immunoglobulin A: The impact of smoke exposure during and after pregnancy
…respiratory, intestinal, and urinogenitary infections, as well as periodontal disease and caries. This study examined the possibility that pre- and postnatal exposure to cigarette and cannabis is associated with individual…
Prenatal Maternal Salivary Cortisol Related to Child’s Health
…points were analyzed using longitudinal regression models. RESULTS: Greater cortisol reactivity in response to the couple conflict discussion was associated with maternal self-report of better overall child health (p =…
Oral Mucosal Transudate Sample Collection
…Marci from Salimetrics explains how to easily collect an enriched oral fluid sample using SalivaBio’s Saliva Collection Aid – OMT (SCA-OMT) device. Saliva Collection Step-by-Step Outline: Open the package and…
Salivary Cortisol and Salivary Alpha-Amylase measured to assess racial discrimination and the stress response
…flatter diurnal slope of cortisol was observed (β = -0.50, partial r = -0.64, p<0.01). The concurrent use of salivary biomarkers and EMA was feasible methods to examine the temporal…
COVID-19 Saliva Sample Submission Guidelines
…than their own, the vials need to be wiped down with an EPA-registered disinfectant. We recommend this whether samples are collected by passive drool or using swabs. Submit Samples Now…
Utility of routine salivary COVID-19 testing to prevent outbreaks in frontline healthcare workers
…reported data on the percent positivity of symptomatic COVID-19 patients using NP testing. We then simulated a routine testing program with different NP and saliva testing frequencies to determine case…
Post-competition salivary testosterone levels higher in winners
…Despite this increased research output, there remains debate as to whether competition outcome modulates testosterone concentrations. The present paper examines this question using a meta-analytic approach including papers published over…
Salivary DNA Analysis
…Salimetrics protocol enables researchers to expand the scope of their studies by including specific genetic markers for genomic testing without the need for specialized collection devices, preservatives or complicated collection…