(Medical Xpress)—For years, Paul Shaw, PhD, a researcher at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has used what he learns in fruit flies to look for markers of sleep loss in humans.
May 3, 2013
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For chronic pain sufferers, such as people who develop back pain after a car accident, avoiding the harmful effects of stress may be key to managing their condition. This is particularly important for people with a smaller-than-average ...
Feb 25, 2013
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With Election Day 2012 just weeks away, a recent study provides scientific evidence that voting in national elections is actually a stressful event with measurable hormonal changes.
Oct 11, 2012
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Small RNA molecules in saliva could be used to detect the virus that causes hand, foot and mouth disease, enabling early intervention to limit spread of the infection.
Dec 20, 2018
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By summer 2020, well into the COVID-19 pandemic, Nicaragua's hospitals were full of patients with respiratory infections. Doctors and nurses were dying. The health system was collapsing.
Mar 26, 2021
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A saliva test could fast track heart attack diagnosis, according to preliminary research presented today at ESC Congress 2020.
Aug 26, 2020
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Specific molecules (small noncoding microRNAs or miRNAs) found in saliva may be able to predict alcohol dependence as biomarkers.
May 29, 2019
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Researchers from Case Western Reserve University have discovered how byproducts in the form of small fatty acids from two bacteria prevalent in gum disease incite the growth of deadly Kaposi's sarcoma-related (KS) lesions ...
Feb 25, 2014
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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 will help identify ...
May 18, 2017
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Early in the pandemic, it became clear that testing for COVID-19 might be key to controlling outbreaks. But the existing tests have presented logistical challenges. Health officials have been clamoring for a cheaper, easier, ...
Aug 21, 2020
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