A French research team has developed a microRNA (miRNA) signature for diagnosing endometriosis through a simple saliva test. Its validation in a larger cohort could soon allow doctors to have a cheap, ...

Now, researchers at UBC Okanagan say saliva may offer a much simpler way to spot that risk. Their study suggests that a saliva test can reflect insulin patterns linked to metabolic health, opening the ...

Scientists at the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) in Australia have developed a new saliva test that could help ...

QUT researchers have developed a simple one-hour saliva test for a protein biomarker that has been linked with oral, colon ...

Measuring elevated levels of insulin in the blood, called hyperinsulinemia, is a proven way to measure metabolic health and can show the risk of developing future health concerns, including type 2 ...

Diagnostic testing in the dental practice is a continually evolving process. Keeping up with the changes helps us all prepare to help our patients toward optimum health. My article on documenting CDT ...

Dear Doctors: I heard there will be a saliva test to see who has a high risk of getting prostate cancer. I don’t see how saliva would have anything to do with your prostate gland. How does the test ...

A new saliva-based test developed by a team at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health has been found to accurately detect the presence of antibodies to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID ...

Researchers have developed an automated method of RNA extraction from saliva samples to allow faster processing times and high test sensitivity. Saliva testing could be used as an alternative to swab ...