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Salimetrics’ New, Smaller Packaging – Better for the Environment and Reduces Customer Costs
…the next few months, a team at Salimetrics focused on the non-technical areas of product improvement investigated options to provide additional value to the research community. Says Dr. Larson, “For…
Collecting and Handling Saliva for DNA Analysis
…can profoundly impact your research. Research has revealed that salivary DNA is equivalent in quantity and purity to DNA obtained from blood(1-3), and that the stability of salivary DNA is…
Salivary Oxytocin
…Previous research using plasma and serum has determined that oxytocin exists both as a cyclic active molecule and, through disulfide exchange, complexed with other disulfide containing proteins (1). Frequently called…
New Uric Acid Assay Kit from Salimetrics Advances Metabolic & Obesity Research Through Non-Invasive Saliva Testing that Correlates with Blood Uric Acid Levels
…Orv Hetil. 31;156(22):888-95. Chen D, et al. (2015). Cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between serum uric acid and metabolic syndrome: Results from Fangchenggang Area Male Health and Examination Survey in China….
High Levels of Salivary Testosterone May Play a Role In Negative Paternal Parenting
Testosterone 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…
Salivary Uric Acid as an Indicator of Body Fat Accumulation and Monitoring Nutritional Status in Adolescents
…25-hydroxyvitamin D2 and D3, and uric acid (UA) were measured with high-performance liquid chromatography in saliva collected at home (12-hour fast). Physical examination included height, weight, and body fat percentage…
Measuring Salivary Cortisol to Examine Latent Trait Cortisol and Early Life Stress
Early 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…
Salivary Inflammatory Cytokines rise during the acute stress response
…Examination of moderators suggested that study methodology and sample demographics moderated some associations. Conclusions: This meta-analysis revealed that certain salivary inflammatory cytokines increase in response to acute stress. Significant heterogeneity…
Salimetrics Uric Acid Assay Kit Enables Non-Invasive Saliva Sampling for Cardiovascular Disease Risk Research
…the tools and services, to engage and tackle scientific questions and more clearly define uric acid’s complex biological relationship to common health effects on a broad scale. To learn more…
Salivary Estradiol and Binge Eating Risk in Females
…concerns were assessed with a latent factor modeled using subscales from the MEBS and the Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire. Estradiol levels were assessed with saliva samples. Twin moderation models were…
New Study Confirms How to Achieve High-Quality Salivary Cortisol Data for Your Research
…international academic-research laboratories using Salimetrics Assays. A new study published in BioMed Central Research Notes shows that using an established-qualified lab provides the best opportunity for consistent, reproducible data. Dr….
Shift Right: Assessing Circadian Rhythm Sleep Disorders and Associated Health Concerns Based on Salivary Melatonin and Dim Light Melatonin Onset (DLMO)
…bioscience research labs that meet strict Center of Excellence requirements. Whether performing diagnostic or research testing, the lab should rely on the Salimetrics’ Melatonin Assay Kit as the best choice…
SBB – First Issue
Drop Date: November 2008
In This Drop: Welcome to the first issue of the Spit Report
The First Commercial Salivary Uric Acid Assay Kit is Now Available from Salimetrics
…uniquely designed for the complex biological nature of saliva, yet still features the common convenience of a standard 96-well assay format and is high through put ready. “As with all…
Testosterone levels impair emotion-recognition ability during test
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…