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Spit Happens.

It’s true. For most humans, salivating is effortless. Collecting saliva is simple, minimally invasive and pain free. Yet spit’s analyte contents speak volumes about pain, health, or stress, in humans and animals. These simple truths are what get us out of bed in the morning.

We believe Salimetrics assays are a superior tool for behavioral, social, and medically-focused researchers and that, when research findings are translated to therapies and medications, pain, illness, and stress can be eliminated or minimized, enhancing performance and improving life quality for countless individuals around the globe.

With that yet unrealized potential in mind, we diligently seek to find and strive to develop ever newer and better salivary immunoassays, collection devices and related services—so we can support the efforts of immunodiagnostic researchers around the globe. We hope you share our passion for spit.

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Spit Camp

Salivary Analyte Basics for Behavioral and Social Scientists

Salimetrics will open its facility for training focused on the measurement of salivary analytesand integration of salivary measures into behavioral, social, and health sciences.

All Things Saliva

Spit Basics (Saliva & the Mouth)

Learn about components of saliva and how they’re produced. Full story


Immunoassay Basics

Learn how immunoassays work through illustrations of some basic assay designs.
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Saliva Collection Advice (article)

Learn how collection techniques can affect your assay results. Full story


Saliva Collection and Handling Advice (Protocols)

Saliva Collection and Handling Advice bookcover

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Cortisol awakening response…

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Entry of substances into saliva…

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DHEA and DHEAS…

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Salimetrics assays: applications and research ideas

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News

06.19.09

New study on the effects of social closeness on salivary progesterone levels.

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06.19.09

New paper on the effects of exercise intensity on salivary proteins and other markers of stress.

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06.08.09

Researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles, and Emory University in Atlanta have published a new paper on sex differences in cortisol responses to pain in children.

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06.05.09

Design multi-system and multi-level studies by adding genetic testing!

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06.01.09

The estradiol diluent in the Salimetrics Estradiol HS EIA kit has been changed to improve sensitivity of the assay. The release date for the kit with the new estradiol diluent will be June 1, 2009. Details


05.01.09

Named series in Psychoneuroendocrinology publishes two comprehensive overviews by Urs Nater and Nic Rohleder on salivary alpha-amylase. Abstract 1 | Abstract 2


04.29.09

Salimetrics salivary cortisol assay used for studies of stress, anxiety, and drug abuse with zebrafish research model.

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04.27.09

Paper on children's cortisol and alpha-amylase reactance wins award.

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04.09.09

New University of Westminster study on the cortisol awakening response

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3.18.09

Saliva Collection and Handling Advice booklet now available online or in print version by request.


02.16.09

New Collaboration with German Contract Research Organization DAaCRO!


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