Clearly, it’s research Monday. A study supported (assuming this means paid for but not performed by) the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR), say that 5 times fast, will be part of the presentations at the 87th General Session of the International Association for Dental Research in Miami pertaining to “Oral Fluid Diagnostics.” Some material writes itself.
The studies all highlight, nay celebrate, the diagnostic value of sailva as a predictor of diseases, including tooth health, cancer and acute coronary syndrome (ACS), a heart condition.
According to the research salivary biomarkers for ACS are both gender and fluid specific. Hmmm. The aim of the spit research, if I may, is to one day test common saliva instead of drawing a vial or more of blood in the pursuit of diagnosing diseases.
posted by David Marc Schwadron, Esq.