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Saliva testing
Saliva testing is a non-invasive diagnostic testing tool in which a subject provides saliva into a plastic tube for analysis. Saliva samples can be used to measure presence of various biological mediators such as DNA, hormones, antibodies, or proteins. Many benefits of saliva testing include its low cost and the ability to be obtained without a healthcare professional.
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SEP 24, 2019Microbiology
Alcohol-based hand sanitizers are thought to provide protection from pathogens that spread in saliva and mucus. But is t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 26, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Ticks can transmit a long list of diseases to humans and other animals, and more are emerging all the time.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 11, 2019Immunology
With 10-30% of the population reporting sensitivity to cat dander, you probably know someone with a cat allergy. T ...Written By: Amanda MikyskaAPR 09, 2019Microbiology
Researchers want to identify and characterize the microbes hosted by the human body to understanding how they impact our ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 26, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Genetic sequencing technologies have been getting better and cheaper, and all of this knowledge has opened many doors.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 21, 2019Genetics & Genomics
A man's best friend is one of the most genetically engineered animals ever. Historically,...Written By: Amanda MikyskaNOV 25, 2018Microbiology
First identified in 1993, hantavirus infections can cause dangerous and potentially deadly respiratory infections.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 21, 2018Technology
According to recent research published in the Journal of Molecular Diagnostics, outcomes of patients with non-small-cell ...Written By: Nouran AminSEP 01, 2018Clinical & Molecular DX
Researchers are developing a test for Zika that uses saliva to identify diagnostic markers of the virus much more quickl ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)FEB 24, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Children may have an innate preference for certain snacks, researchers have suggested.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 13, 2017Videos
Researchers from the Texas Biomedical Research Institute have found a new, possibly more ideal animal model of a Zika vi ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 09, 2017Immunology
The Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infects almost everyone by the time they’re 30, but not everyone necessarily shows sy ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 24, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the deadliest infections in the world. Part of the problem is the extended period of ti ...OCT 12, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
While rabies is a treatable disease, it still kills as many as 59,000 people every year. The virus causes behavior chang ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 11, 2017Immunology
The Zika virus is mutating so dangerously fast that experts studying the pathogen in Brazil are concerned that we may be ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 21, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Tests that aim to diagnose asthma in young children can often be highly stressful to both the child and the parents. Fur ...JUN 02, 2017Videos
Have you ever cheated on a test? There was a particularly poignant spelling test in the first grade when I sneaked a loo ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 27, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
The number of Americans living with Alzheimer’s disease is expected to triple to 15-16 million in the next few dec ...APR 26, 2017Health & Medicine
The ability of one microbe to adapt is giving it a whole new career as a sexually transmitted disease. Usually content w ...Written By: Invisiverse PuccioAPR 08, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Any person curious about their personal genetic predisposition to 10 relatively well-known diseases can now do it in the ...DEC 07, 2016Microbiology
Nobody likes going to the dentist, but most of us do it anyway. Why? Because regular dental care helps prevent thi ...Written By: Kerry EvansNOV 09, 2016Neuroscience
Research into the causes and possible treatments for autism is at the forefront of neuroscience. With numbers like 1 in ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 21, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Tests that aim to diagnose asthma in young children can often be highly stressful to both the child and the parents. Fur ...JUN 22, 2016Microbiology
Summer means mosquitoes. Mosquitoes mean itchy mosquito bites. Those itchy bites aren’t just a nuisance, they actu ...Written By: Kerry Evans
SEP 24, 2019
Microbiology
Alcohol-based hand sanitizers are thought to provide protection from pathogens that spread in saliva and mucus. But is t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 26, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Ticks can transmit a long list of diseases to humans and other animals, and more are emerging all the time.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 11, 2019
Immunology
With 10-30% of the population reporting sensitivity to cat dander, you probably know someone with a cat allergy. T
...
Written By:
Amanda Mikyska
APR 09, 2019
Microbiology
Researchers want to identify and characterize the microbes hosted by the human body to understanding how they impact our
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 26, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Genetic sequencing technologies have been getting better and cheaper, and all of this knowledge has opened many doors.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 21, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
A man's best friend is one of the most genetically engineered animals ever. Historically,...
Written By:
Amanda Mikyska
NOV 25, 2018
Microbiology
First identified in 1993, hantavirus infections can cause dangerous and potentially deadly respiratory infections.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 21, 2018
Technology
According to recent research published in the Journal of Molecular Diagnostics, outcomes of patients with non-small-cell
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
SEP 01, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
Researchers are developing a test for Zika that uses saliva to identify diagnostic markers of the virus much more quickl
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
FEB 24, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Children may have an innate preference for certain snacks, researchers have suggested.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 13, 2017
Videos
Researchers from the Texas Biomedical Research Institute have found a new, possibly more ideal animal model of a Zika vi
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 09, 2017
Immunology
The Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infects almost everyone by the time they’re 30, but not everyone necessarily shows sy
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 24, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the deadliest infections in the world. Part of the problem is the extended period of ti
...
OCT 12, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
While rabies is a treatable disease, it still kills as many as 59,000 people every year. The virus causes behavior chang
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 11, 2017
Immunology
The Zika virus is mutating so dangerously fast that experts studying the pathogen in Brazil are concerned that we may be
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 21, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Tests that aim to diagnose asthma in young children can often be highly stressful to both the child and the parents. Fur
...
JUN 02, 2017
Videos
Have you ever cheated on a test? There was a particularly poignant spelling test in the first grade when I sneaked a loo
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 27, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
The number of Americans living with Alzheimer’s disease is expected to triple to 15-16 million in the next few dec
...
APR 26, 2017
Health & Medicine
The ability of one microbe to adapt is giving it a whole new career as a sexually transmitted disease. Usually content w
...
Written By:
Invisiverse Puccio
APR 08, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Any person curious about their personal genetic predisposition to 10 relatively well-known diseases can now do it in the
...
DEC 07, 2016
Microbiology
Nobody likes going to the dentist, but most of us do it anyway. Why? Because regular dental care helps prevent thi
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
NOV 09, 2016
Neuroscience
Research into the causes and possible treatments for autism is at the forefront of neuroscience. With numbers like 1 in
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 21, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Tests that aim to diagnose asthma in young children can often be highly stressful to both the child and the parents. Fur
...
JUN 22, 2016
Microbiology
Summer means mosquitoes. Mosquitoes mean itchy mosquito bites. Those itchy bites aren’t just a nuisance, they actu
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans