Herniated disc: a gel inspired by cow’s saliva to relieve operated patients
Swedish researchers have developed a gel, inspired by cow saliva, to limit the side effects of herniated disc surgery. THE ...
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Mosquito: a protein in their saliva promotes infections
A protein present in the saliva of mosquitoes, vectors of Zika and dengue, promotes viral infection in humans. THE ESSENTIAL ...
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A saliva test to better detect heart failure
A team of researchers has developed a device that could facilitate the screening of heart failure by measuring its biomarkers ...
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Dry mouth: a new remedy discovered to combat xerostomia
Scientists from the University of Leeds have developed a new cure for dry mouth that is said to be up ...
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Cardiovascular diseases: mouthwash to detect an early risk?
A mouthwash could help determine the state of heart health by analyzing levels of white blood cells in saliva. THE ...
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Breast cancer: soon a saliva test to prevent the onset of the disease?
© ShutterstockWhat if it was possible to detect the risk of breast cancer in a woman in advance? with saliva ...
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Endometriosis: a saliva test will allow a reliable diagnosis in just ten days
© ShutterstockA revolution for 10% of French women affected by endometriosis. The French company Ziwig has announced the imminent arrival ...
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Respiratory infections: a lollipop to diagnose them easily
Scientists have developed a pacifier-like device that acts like a throat swab to collect saliva samples. THE ESSENTIAL The device, ...
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Passive smoking: heavy metals detected in children’s saliva
Exposure to tobacco smoke increases the presence of heavy and toxic metals in children's saliva. THE ESSENTIAL Researchers have found ...
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A saliva test to detect Alzheimer’s disease
© ThinkstockA saliva test may be effective in detecting the Alzheimer's diseaseaccording to results of a study published in the ...
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Saliva: what it says about your health
© thinkstockWithout even realizing it, we produce and swallow almost a liter of saliva a day. Natural mouth disinfectant, it ...
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Alzheimer’s, diabetes, cancers: screening soon thanks to a connected tooth?
Toulouse scientists, in collaboration with a dental surgeon, are currently developing a connected tooth, which would make it possible to ...
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A saliva pregnancy test, soon available?
© Shutterstockthe pregnancy test will it soon be left in the closet? The Israeli start-up Salignostics has developed a new ...
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Pregnancy: what if a saliva test made it possible to know that you are pregnant?
Soon, the first saliva pregnancy test, developed by an Israeli start-up, will be available. This device can detect the presence ...
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Dog licking: what is this infection that it can transmit to us?
The saliva of dogs and cats contains many germs and bacteria that can sometimes be transmitted to humans. This is ...
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Depression: a saliva sample to identify people at risk
© iStockDepression is a frequent and potentially fatal pathology: 10% of depressed people die of suicide, according to data from ...
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Alzheimer’s: traces of the disease in saliva
© fotoliaThe experts are all convinced, now, that the biological processes at the origin of Alzheimer's disease begin years, even ...
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Autism: a saliva test could soon diagnose it
© ThinkstockThanks to a comparative analysisresearchers from Clarkson University and the State University of New York at Plattsburgh found significant ...
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Cavities: a saliva test to detect them
© GettyImagesThe increase in the concentration of several substances present in the saliva can predict the development of cavities. Then, ...
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Salmonella in Kinder: 42 cases detected in France
The victims are young children, some of whom had to be hospitalized. THE ESSENTIAL Salmonellosis is a disease caused by ...
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Pain, itching: salvation in tick saliva?
Drugs developed from a protein, called "Votucalis", contained in the saliva of ticks would reduce itching and chronic pain, according ...
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For babies, sharing saliva is proof of closeness
Toddlers identify people who are close by their unconscious exchanges of saliva, such as when they drink from the same ...
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The salivary glands, a reservoir of the coronavirus?
Covid-19 infects the tissues that make saliva, then replicates there. THE ESSENTIAL Covid-19 is strongly present in saliva. Even in ...
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Covid-19: saliva could be contaminating
A new study highlights the role the mouth plays in the transmission of SARS-CoV-2. According to these new data, the ...
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Why do we lose taste with Covid-19?
The coronavirus manages to hijack certain oral receptors to enter the cells, all helped by saliva. Thus, the more it ...
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The virus is transmitted well by speech
A scientific experiment confirms that the micro-droplets of saliva that come out of our mouths when we speak can be ...
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Demonstrator struck in Paris: no, AIDS is not transmitted by saliva
While the spokesperson for the police union Alliance claimed that the protester violently arrested in Paris had spat in the ...
Read moreA saliva test to detect Alzheimer’s disease
© ThinkstockA saliva test may be effective in detecting the Alzheimer's diseaseaccording to results of a study published in the ...
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63-year-old German dies of generalized infection after being licked by his dog
In Germany, a 63-year-old man died in hospital after being licked by his dog. He had been infected with the ...
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Infected by her dog’s saliva, she has her hands and legs amputated
In the United States, a 50-year-old woman had her legs and hands amputated after being infected by the saliva of ...
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