Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Could a saliva test help spot alzheimer's?
(HealthDay)—It's still very early, but scientists say a test based on a patient's saliva might someday help detect Alzheimer's disease.
Jul 20, 2015
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Medical research
Pfizer, 23andMe team up to study bowel disease
Pfizer Inc. is teaming up with DNA testing company 23andMe to study the possible genetic underpinnings of inflammatory bowel disease, a hard-to-treat ailment that affects an estimated 1.4 million Americans.
Aug 12, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Mindfulness 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.
Apr 10, 2017
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Medical research
A quick, cost-effective method to track the spread of COVID-19 through untreated wastewater
Tracking the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic is currently conducted by testing nasal swabs or saliva samples. Tools and techniques to track the spread of the pandemic by other means would be very beneficial; wastewater monitoring ...
Aug 12, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
NBA players to assess new coronavirus test
(HealthDay)—A saliva-based test for the new coronavirus will be assessed in a study that includes NBA players and staff, Yale University researchers said.
Jun 25, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
New method: Research team analyzes stress biology in babies
After waking up, the concentration of the stress hormone cortisol in saliva rises considerably; this is true not only for grown-ups but for babies as well. A research team from the Ruhr-Universität Bochum and from Basel ...
Aug 28, 2012
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Arthritis & Rheumatism
Discovery of new genes will help childhood arthritis treatment
(Medical Xpress)—Scientists from The University of Manchester have identified 14 new genes which could have important consequences for future treatments of childhood arthritis.
Apr 22, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Congenital cytomegalovirus infection: Study successfully implements pooled saliva tests
In a recent study, researchers have successfully introduced pooled saliva polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests for the universal screening of congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV) infection. This new method helps detect and ...
Mar 12, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
First NZ study to diagnostically validate COVID-19 saliva testing
Scientists at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington have used real-world samples to confirm the 98.7 percent accuracy of a saliva test for COVID-19. This is the first, and currently the only, COVID-19 saliva ...
Jun 28, 2021
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Health
Dim the lights on teen night owls
Dim lights, board games and no bedside electronics: an old-fashioned sleepover? Not exactly. This overnight takes place at the University of California, Berkeley, and involves dozens of undergraduate research assistants, ...
Sep 26, 2013
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