Biotech startup Haemanthus says it can detect illnesses with tiny amounts of blood, urine and saliva. Here’s why that’s more difficult than it sounds.
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Changes to the bacterial balance in the mouth can trigger inflammation and other harmful effects in the body.
Can you use a test intended for adults or older children? How do you test a wriggling or grumpy small child anyway? We’re infection control and child health researchers. Here are our tips.
The treatment is called ‘expiratory muscle strength training’; it is an exercise program targeting the muscles used when you swallow or cough.
A fly does some of its digesting outside its body before it even eats any food.
Cavity-free teeth depend on many factors, and heredity may not be the most important.
Saliva testing is less sensitive than a nasal swab. But in the midst of a public health crisis, in some cases a test with slightly reduced sensitivity may be better than no test at all.
The SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus is currently detected using invasive nasal swabs. But the virus is also present in saliva, potentially paving the way for cheaper, safer tests that people could do at home.
Spit, drool, dribble, slaver, slobber or sputum – saliva has many different names. It also has many different jobs.
Sjögren’s syndrome has no cure. Here’s how it affects the body and what the future might bring for people with this challenging autoimmune disease.
How do a frog’s tongue and saliva work together to be sticky enough to lift 1.4 times the animal’s body weight? Painstaking lab work found their spit switches between two distinct phases to nab prey.
It’s possible – but rare – for a lick from the family pup to transmit bacteria that can cause dangerous blood poisoning.
By learning a bit more about these body fluids, we can develop a deeper appreciation for the beauty and complexity of our own biology.
Overweight children show significantly altered levels of “biomarkers” in their saliva after fasting, new research shows…
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