One-hour saliva test spots biomarker linked to several cancers

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

A 1-hour saliva test may help detect major cancers earlier

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

A Saliva Test for Diagnosing Endometriosis?

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, ...
Los Angeles Times

Saliva tests for coronavirus infections are starting to catch on

As the coronavirus pandemic broke out across the country, healthcare providers and scientists relied on the standard method for detecting respiratory viruses: sticking a long, swab deep into the nose ...
DrBicuspid

What you need to know about the ADA's updated information on salivary testing

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 ...
Science Daily

Rapid, at-home prototype saliva test that's as good as RT-PCR

At-home COVID-19 tests have become an easy way to self-diagnose. But current tests have drawbacks, such as the length of time it takes to get an answer, or how accurately the test can identify a ...
California Healthline

Easier-to-Use Coronavirus Saliva Tests Start to Catch On

An employee at Spectrum Solutions in Draper, Utah, shows tubes used in their COVID-19 saliva test kit. (George Frey/Getty Images) As the coronavirus pandemic broke out across the country, health care ...
HUB

New saliva-based antibody test for SARS-CoV-2 highly accurate in initial study

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 ...
News Medical

Researchers develop saliva testing method for SARS-CoV-2 using robotic RNA extraction

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 ...
CBS News

Why Japanese researchers say there's "no reason" to keep doing painful COVID nasal swab tests

Tokyo — Researchers in Japan announced "game changing" research this week that found simple saliva tests for COVID-19 are just as reliable as the widely used, but more complicated and uncomfortable, ...
Time

At-Home Saliva Tests for COVID-19 Could Be Coming Soon

Samples of saliva in plastic tubes. Samples of saliva in plastic tubes.Getty Images Senior Correspondent There is a universe of ways to get tested for COVID-19, and each has its pros and cons. Most, ...