Also, there are several hundred minor salivary glands throughout the mouth and throat. Saliva drains into the mouth through small tubes called ducts. Your salivary glands make saliva, which is ...

Introduction Obstructive salivary gland disease is a frequently encountered clinical entity that can present to various health practitioners. Obstructive sialadenitis can lead to recurrent infections ...

Some of the most ingenious recipes come from nature, just ask the mussel. Capable of slapping itself on the side of ships and ...

The first patient, who had xerostomia linked with Sjögren's disease, received the autologous cell therapy as part of a Phase ...

Initially, not all salivary glands were thought to be impaired while those glands that demonstrated damage seemed to heal spontaneously without further subjective and objective symptomatology.

Human saliva contains a variety of components that can be used as biomarkers for the diagnosis and prognosis of OSCC. Studies have shown that salivary microRNAs (miRNAs) and cytokines are closely ...

Objective Primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS) is characterised by chronic hyperactivation of B lymphocytes. Salivary gland epithelial cells (SGECs) could play a role in promoting B-lymphocyte activation ...

Furthermore, saliva is a viscous fluid, requiring 10-fold dilutions for further use. (10) In this study, we developed an ultrasensitive and user-friendly POCT sensor named “automatic signal-enhanced ...

ProstACT Global is trialling a promising new treatment option for prostate cancer, which is the most commonly diagnosed cancer and the second leading cause of cancer-related death for U.S. men. This ...

Background and purpose: A subgroup of salivary duct carcinoma (SDC) harbor overexpression of the androgen receptor (AR), and co-occurring mutations in the HRAS- and PIK3CA-genes. The impact of genomic ...

Scientists are unraveling the complex factors that go into indoor air quality and how indoor air pollution and airborne ...