BUFFALO, N.Y. — In the TV series, “How It’s Made,” viewers often discover that common objects like pencils or rubber bands are quite complicated to make. The show walks people through complex ...

The saliva-producing acinar cells, which were once thought to produce the same proteins, and thus be the same cells, actually synthesize distinct saliva proteins, thus indicating a new level of ...

Dr. Kleinberg was the founding chairman of the department of oral biology at Stony Brook during the early 1970s, the first of its kind in the U.S., Goldberg noted. "He is considered a pioneer of oral ...

Freinkel and Ingbar 15 report saliva activities as a function of time for 2 treated myxedematous patients only. Their results indicate a maximum saliva activity in about an hour after intravenous ...

Munguia-Lopez, J. G., et al. (2025). Expansion of functional human salivary acinar cell spheroids with reversible thermo-ionically crosslinked 3D hydrogels. International Journal of Oral Science ...

Our study takes a snapshot of how healthy salivary glands should function. Deviations from this healthy expectation can indicate disease," says Stefan Ruhl, PhD, DDS, professor of oral biology in ...

Study: Human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived salivary gland organoids model SARS-CoV-2 infection and replication. Image Credit: NIAID Background Although the respiratory system, including ...

And because saliva serves so many important function, xerostomia may lead to a range of other symptoms that can impact patient quality of life. And therefore, ASCO, MASCC, and ISOO decided to update ...

Find out what you need to know about the glossopharyngeal nerve. Learn about its location, functions, and the problems caused by injuries to this nerve.