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New research from the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School and ModernaTx reveals why saliva-based testing is revolutionizing cytomegalovirus (CMV) detection in children. The implications are significant for preventing birth defects worldwide. The Study The CMV Transmission and Immune Tracking (TransmIT) Study, led by researchers at UMass Chan Medical School’s Department of Microbiology in collaboration … Read more

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Salvivo Limited is new company founded to provide simple, stable, scalable, and sustainable saliva collection solutions that address the growing demand for liquid biopsy and non-invasive testing. Saliva is rapidly becoming the biological fluid of choice for multiple applications in clinical translational research. It provides an accessible and easy solution for health monitoring and disease … Read more

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During the early weeks of the Covid Pandemic SARS-2 COVID scientists, at Tufts University in the USA, collected saliva samples on FishburneTabs®SC, a paper-based salivary collection device, and then froze and stored them for more than 3 years. Dr Charles Mace, Associate Professor of Chemistry at Tufts, “repurposed” the FishburneTabs as a saliva collection device, … Read more

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The average healthy adult produces up to two litres of saliva every day, but up to ten million people in the UK suffer from dry mouth – known as xerostomia – when salivary glands don’t produce enough saliva. This is often temporary but for some people, dry mouth can become a chronic condition that severely … Read more