Men's interest in babies linked with hormonal responses to sexual stimuli
Young men's interest in babies is associated with their physiological reactivity to sexually explicit material, according to new research published in Psychological Science, a journal of the...
View ArticleA simple saliva test could replace blood tests for heart failure
Research on a new non-invasive method of screening for the 'silent killer', heart failure, by testing saliva instead of blood being developed at QUT, has received a $75,000 Heart Foundation Vanguard...
View ArticleLevels of antibodies in saliva are associated with risk of mortality
New research from the University of Birmingham has found that lower levels of antibodies in saliva are associated with of an elevated risk of mortality, and could be an early indicator of risk.
View ArticleZika detected in urine, saliva: top Brazilian researchers
Brazil's top research institute said Friday that Zika has been detected in urine and saliva, but added that there is no proof the virus can be transmitted through those fluids.
View ArticleSaliva liquid biopsy
Today at the 45th Annual Meeting & Exhibition of the American Association for Dental Research, researcher David Wong, University of California - Los Angeles, USA, will present a study titled...
View ArticleNo matter how equal or unequal a society is, men still smoke more
In the developing world, far more men than women smoke. This is usually ascribed to pronounced gender disparities in social, political or economic power. But what about a developing society with a high...
View ArticleExperts launch largest-ever autism research study in US
Autism experts at the University of Washington are bracing for a flood of interest starting Thursday as they help launch the nation's largest-ever autism research study, which will seek DNA and other...
View ArticleDirect patient engagement through social media speeds recruitment to cancer...
A crowd-sourcing strategy aimed at accelerating research into metastatic breast cancer has connected advocacy groups, social media, and a dedicated web site to register more than 2,000 patients from...
View ArticleMosquito saliva increases disease severity following dengue virus infection
Insects transmit diseases when, probing for blood vessels, they inject saliva together with viral, bacterial, or parasitic pathogens into the skin of mammalian hosts. A study in mice published on June...
View ArticleStudy aims to find clues to breast cancer outcomes in African-American women
Scientists' understanding of the genetic roots of breast cancer is based largely on research conducted in women of European ancestry.
View ArticleBrazil scientists: Culex mosquito not transmitting Zika
Brazilian researchers say they have concluded that the common Culex mosquito is not transmitting Zika, the rapidly spreading virus that has been linked to severe birth defects.
View ArticleA protein in mosquito spit can keep Dengue virus in check
Mosquito saliva influences transmission of viruses to a bitten mammalian host. For example, it contains factors that dampen the host immune response and so facilitate infection. A study published in...
View ArticleAutism biobank aims to help research
Ever since their two children were diagnosed with autism, San Jose mother Renee Trevino and her husband, Michael, have done whatever it takes to help Isaiah, 7, and Ava, 4, function at higher levels.
View ArticlePower poses don't help and could potentially backfire, study shows
The idea behind power poses, that if you stand in a "powerful" position, broad posture, hands on hips, shoulders high and pushed back, you will suddenly feel psychologically and physiologically...
View ArticleAntibody test gauges mosquito exposure
How many mosquitoes live in your neighborhood? How many mosquito bites have you and your neighbors gotten this week? Answering these questions—and gauging how mosquito populations change over time or...
View ArticleSaliva test could offer new way to check immunity
New research from the University of Birmingham shows that antibody levels in saliva are linked to those in blood serum, suggesting a new method for assessment of protection against bacterial infections.
View ArticleMindfulness practice reduces cortisol blunting during chemo
(HealthDay)—Mindfulness practice during chemotherapy can reduce the blunting of neuroendocrine profiles typically observed in cancer patients, according to a study published online April 7 in Cancer.
View ArticleDiagnostic biomarkers in saliva show promise in recognizing early Alzheimer's...
Your spit may hold a clue to future brain health. Investigators at the Beaumont Research Institute, part of Beaumont Health in Michigan, are hopeful that their study involving small molecules in saliva...
View ArticleThe science of taste, or why you choose fries over broccoli
Most people say that if there is a healthy choice on a menu they will take it. But observations and research show this is generally not the case.
View ArticleCommon periodontal pathogen may interfere with conception in women
According to a study carried out at the University of Helsinki, Finland, a common periodontal pathogen may delay conception in young women. This finding is novel: previous studies have shown that...
View ArticleSaliva as good as blood for diagnosing hepatitis E, study suggests
A saliva test developed by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health nearly matches the performance of a blood test widely used to assess recent or past hepatitis E virus (HEV)...
View ArticleZika infections unlikely to be passed by kissing, casual contact: study
Saliva is no way to pass a Zika virus infection.
View ArticlePostnatal identification of Zika virus peptides from saliva
For the first time, researchers are using proteomics to examine proteins and peptides in saliva in order to accurately detect exposure to Zika virus. With 70 countries and territories reporting...
View ArticleSmokers in clinical studies who say they've quit often haven't
A new US study published by the scientific journal Addiction has found that a high proportion of smokers enrolled in stop-smoking programs during a hospital stay report having quit when in fact they...
View ArticleHousehold environment—not genetics—shapes salivary microbes
Researchers in the United Kingdom have discovered that the mix of microorganisms that inhabit a person's saliva are largely determined by the human host's household. The study, published this week in...
View ArticleSmokers who quit have metabolite levels that resemble those of nonsmokers
Even after years of smoking, the body has a remarkable ability to repair itself. Now in a study appearing in ACS' Journal of Proteome Research, scientists report that certain metabolic changes occur...
View ArticleImmune reaction to sandfly saliva varies between individuals living in...
The Phlebotomus papatasi sandfly is responsible for spreading Leishmania throughout the tropics and subtropics. How individuals in areas endemic for Leishmania infection react to sandfly saliva depends...
View ArticleTicks, landscapes and thresholds of disturbance
Clinicians are scrambling to make sense of the rising rash of ehrlichiosis infections in the United States. At William & Mary, Associate Professor of Biology Matthias Leu, a self-avowed landscape...
View ArticleMolecules in spit may be able to diagnose and predict length of concussions
Diagnosing a concussion can sometimes be a guessing game, but clues taken from small molecules in saliva may be able to help diagnose and predict the duration of concussions in children, according to...
View ArticleViolence experienced by expecting mothers detectable in the DNA of their...
In 1944 and 1945, during the Second World War, the Netherlands experienced a winter famine. Studies have revealed that the children of mothers who were pregnant during this period tended to be...
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