Tests that look for the coronavirus in samples of saliva are about as reliable as tests that require a sample from the back of the nose, two new studies show. COVID-19 testing with saliva is ...

Saliva tests, however, still represented only a small percentage of the more than 900,000 tests conducted daily on average at the end of September.

La Grange Park School District 102 students will be given rapid non-diagnostic COVID-19 saliva tests. Stritch School of Medicine Microbiology and Immunology Professor Dr. Edward Campbell is running ...

When you chew, saliva gets mixed in with the food. This makes what you’ve eaten gooey and soft. So when food reaches your throat, rather than getting stuck, it changes shape and slides right down.

The normal pH range for saliva is 6.2 to 7.6. If your saliva’s pH level drops below 5.5 (such as when you’re drinking acidic beverages), the acids start to break down your tooth enamel. When ...

Tick saliva seems to help not just ticks, but the bacteria that live inside them. But Bonnet thinks IrSPI could also be turned into a weakness. It could be a target for vaccines.

Saliva testing is a sensitive, cost-effective method to diagnose a hormonal imbalance at any stage of a woman’s life. Image Credit: Tecan. Why is it important to measure female hormone levels?