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  2. Cortisol - Wikipedia

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    Cortisol follows a circadian rhythm, and to accurately measure cortisol levels is best to test four times per day through saliva. An individual may have normal total cortisol but have a lower than normal level during a certain period of the day and a higher than normal level during a different period.

  3. Forensic serology - Wikipedia

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    Forensic serology is the detection, identification, classification, and study of various bodily fluids such as blood, semen, saliva, and urine, and their relationship to a crime scene. A forensic serologist may also be involved in DNA analysis and bloodstain pattern analysis .

  4. Cortisol awakening response - Wikipedia

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    Waking up earlier in the morning increases the response. [11]Shift work: nurses working on morning shifts with very early awakening (between 4:00–5:30 a.m.) had a greater and prolonged cortisol awakening response than those on the late day shift (between 6:00–9:00 a.m.) or the night shift (between 11:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.). [12]

  5. List of medical roots, suffixes and prefixes - Wikipedia

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    of or relating to a blood clot, clotting of blood Greek θρόμβος (thrómbos), lump, piece, clot of blood thrombus, thrombocytopenia: thyr(o)-thyroid: Greek θῠρεός (thureós), large oblong shield; + εἶδος (eîdos), a form or shape thym-emotions Greek θῡμός (thūmós), spirit, soul; courage; breath, mind, emotions ...

  6. Point-of-care testing - Wikipedia

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    A range of test have been developed including smartphone based platforms, and tests targeting blood, saliva, faecal matter, urine, and tears have been proposed. [16] Saliva in particular may offer sufficiently high detection rates in tandem with a non-invasive and user friendly procedure, although reliability requires improvement. [17]

  7. The Sneaky Sign of Inflammation You Shouldn't Ignore - AOL

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    "Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Most of us are familiar with the signs of acute inflammation.If you’ve ever had a swollen, sprained ...

  8. Simple blood test could predict a person’s heart disease risk ...

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    A new approach to a routine blood test could predict a person’s 30-year risk of heart disease, research published Saturday in the New England Journal of Medicine found.. Doctors have long ...

  9. Saliva testing - Wikipedia

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    Nitrate extracted from blood by the salivary gland, accumulates in saliva, which is then reduced to nitric oxide to have a direct blood pressure lowering effect. Decreasing saliva nitrite in volunteers that already had elevated levels, a rise in systolic and diastolic blood pressure resulted. Furthermore, pre-hypertensives may be more sensitive ...