In the 2000s, biotech company Theranos promised to revolutionize blood testing. Founder Elizabeth Holmes claimed Theranos ...

Saliva is one of the most underappreciated fluids in the human body. While often taken for granted, it plays a crucial role ...

Sugar can be tempting, comforting and undeniably delicious. But what actually happens in your body within the first hour ...

Biotech startup Haemanthus says it can detect illnesses with tiny amounts of blood, urine and saliva. Here’s why that’s more ...

When it comes to rice and pasta, dietitians recommend eating brown or whole grain because they're more nutritious. But you ...

Dental floss embedded with saliva sensors detects cortisol accurately in real-time, providing a practical method for ...

HIV is mainly spread through certain body fluids, not saliva. Saliva contains protective enzymes like SLPI, making oral ...

Enzymes in our saliva and stomach rapidly tear these chains apart, releasing a whole bunch of sugar into your gut. That sugar then quickly rushes into our blood. Now instead of eating the hot ...

This experiment works because it shows how salivary amylase – a type of enzyme that exists in our saliva – breaks down the starch in the bread into a sweet-tasting sugar. While this experiment ...