The Spit Report – Archives
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- March 2012 - Stress, Sex Hormones & Emotional Memory
- Featured Analytes: Cortisol, Progesterone, Estradiol
- Featured Article: Sex Influences on the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory Sample
- Sample Research Topics:
- Menstrual Cycle Modulation and Negative Emotion
- Progesterone and Emotional Memory
- Menstrual Cycle Position and Sex Hormone Levels Following Emotional Stimuli
- And More!
- January 2012 - Markers of ANS Activity
- Featured Analytes: Chromogranin A, NGF, Alpha-Amylase, VIP, NPY
- Featured Articles:
- Chromogranin A During High Intensity Exercise
- Acute Stress on Cognitive Performance
- Neuropeptides in Saliva of Healthy Subjects
- And More!
- October 2011 - Inflammation, Psychosocial Stress, and Salivary Cytokines
- Featured Analytes: IL-6, SIgA, TNF-alpha,
- Featured Articles:
- Mucosal Immunity and Children’s Mental Health
- Proinflammatory Cytokines and Regional Brain Activation
- Disgust and Oral Immune Function
- And More!
- Featured Articles:
- July 2011 - Smoking and Child Health
- Featured Analytes: Cotinine
- Featured Article: Factors Associated with Second-Hand Smoke Exposure in Young Inner-City Children with Asthma
- Sample Research Topics:
- Smoke Exposure and Mental Health in Children
- Smoking Cessation in Pregnancy
- Environmental Tobacco Smoke Exposure and Pregnancy
- And More!
- April 2011 - Salivary Markers of Inflammation
- Featured Analytes: CRP, IL-6
- Featured Article: Validation of High-Sensitivity CRP Assay in Human Saliva
- Sample Research Topics:
- CRP in GCF May Indicate Systemic Inflammation
- Human Gingiva is Another Source of CRP Formation
- Saliva-Based Nano-Biochip Tests for AMI
- And More!
- February 2011 - Stress, The HPA Axis, And Aging
- Featured Analytes: DHEA, DHEA-S, Cortisol
- Featured Article: Depression Gets Old Fast: Do Stress and Depression Accelerate Cell Aging?
- Sample Research Topics:
- Socio-Economic Differentials: Cumulative Allostatic Load
- Cortisol Secretion Patterns in an Older Population
- Cardiovascular Disease and Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate Decline
- And More!
- November 2010 - Improving Saliva Study Results
- Featured Analytes: Alpha-Amylase
- Featured Article: Assay Variance and Control
- Sample Research Topics:
- Saliva Flow and Alpha-Amylase
- Collecting Saliva from Infants and Small Children
- Inter- and Intra-Assay Coefficients of Variability
- And More!
- June 2010 - The Cortisol Awakening Response and Circadian Cortisol Regulation
- Featured Analytes: Cortisol, Melatonin
- Featured Article: The Cortisol Awakening Response: More than a Measure of HPA Axis Function
- Sample Research Topics:
- CAR’s Flexibility and Associations with Psychological Factors
- Stress: The Brain-Body Connection
- The Cortisol Awakening Response (CAR): Facts and Future Directions
- And More!
- April 2010 - Reproductive and Sexual Health
- Featured Analytes: IL-1RN Polymorphism, Estradiol, estriol, Estrone, Testosterone, Progesterone, DHEA
- Featured Article: Interleukin-1 Receptor Antagonist Gene (IL-1RN) Polymorphism is a Predictive Factor of Clinical Pregnancy after IVF
- Sample Research Topics:
- Sexual Health and Aging
- Pre-Term Birth
- Assisted Reproduction
- And More!
- January 2010 - Sports Science and Medicine
- Featured Analytes: SIgA, Estradiol, Chromogranin A, Testosterone, DHEA, DHEA-S, Alpha-Amylase, Cortisol
- Featured Article: Acute and Chronic Effects of Exercise on Markers of Mucosal Immunity
- Sample Research Topics:
- Exercise and immune function
- Neuromuscular performance and salivary hormone relationships
- Dysregulated responses to physical activity
- Markers of overtraining
- And more!
- November 2009 – Periodontal Issue
- Featured Analytes: Polymorphisms, CRP, IL-1, IL-6, TNF-alpha, Cortisol
- Featured Article: N/A
- Sample Research Topics:
- Saliva as a diagnostic tool for periodontal disease
- Salivary biomarkers identify periodontal disease
- Periodontal disease may be linked to oral, stomach, and pancreatic cancers
- Genetic polymorphisms and the development of periodontal disease
- August 2009 – DNA Issue
- Featured Analytes: Glucocorticoid Receptor Gene, Cortisol
- Featured Article: N/A
- Sample Research Topics:
- GR gene related to altered cortisol response.
- Cortisol and heart rate enhanced in MR gene variant carriers
- Genetic factors and cortisol production
- Heritability of perceived stress
- May 2009 - Alpha-Amylase and Stress
- Featured Analytes: Alpha-Amylase, Cortisol
- Featured Article: N/A
- Sample Research Topics:
- Salivary alpha-amylase as a non-invasive biomarker for the sympathetic nervous system
- The developmental differences in infant salivary alpha-amylase
- Cortisol responses to stress in relation to gender
- Stress-induced cortisol levels and sympathetic nervous activity
- March 2009 - Cortisol and Current Research
- Featured Analytes: Cortisol
- Featured Article: N/A
- Sample Research Topics:
- Cortisol levels and other measures of HPAA-related endocrine activity
- Exposure to violence and basal cortisol levels
- Hair analysis providing a record of cortisol levels
- November 2008 - First Issue
- Featured Analytes: DHEA-S, CRP, Cortisol
- Featured Article: N/A
- Sample Research Topics:
- DHEA-S may be a more sensitive indicator of depression and symptom severity than cortisol
- Salivary CRP concentrations in healthy and diseased animals
- Intervention’s potential to reverse disruptions in HPA axis functioning
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