FORT SMITH — A new state law will go into effect this summer allowing Arkansas law enforcement agencies to use saliva testing to determine narcotic influence. The Legislature approved the measure in ...

Currently, people living with diabetes must prick their finger with a lancet once or several times a day to measure blood glucose, but this is about to change. Researchers at the University of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Scientists have developed a spit test that can be taken at home and is more accurate than the one currently used by the NHS - ...

Dear Doctors: I heard there will be a saliva test to see who has a high risk of getting prostate cancer. I don’t see how saliva would have anything to do with your prostate gland. How does the test ...

The saliva circulating in your mouth contains troves of microbial information about the rest of your body and is easier to collect than blood samples. Today, a few drops of spit can help detect ...

For decades, checking your metabolic health meant a needle. It involved a trip to a clinic, a blood draw, and a wait for lab results. This process measures key markers like blood sugar. But it often ...

A team of researchers at the University of Cordoba Department of Nursing recently identified a way to test saliva for signs that a person is feeling pain, something that may be helpful in managing ...

Rochester Institute of Technology is developing saliva testing protocols for campus as part of its plan to monitor the prevalence of the SARS-CoV2 virus, the causative agent of COVID-19. Development ...