BUFFALO, N.Y. ­— Salivary glands are essential for everyday human functions —speaking, swallowing, tasting and protecting the mouth—yet they do not fully recover once they are significantly damaged.

Researchers at Showa University and the RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research, Japan, have grown 3D salivary gland tissue that produces saliva when implanted in mice. The development has ...

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. Such ...

Salivation rates and some salivary constituents were reduced. Developmental defects in ectodermal dysplasias (EDs) affect at least 2 of: hair, teeth, nails and sweat glands. Since salivary glands are ...

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 production processes ...

An interview with Dr. Valeria Mercadante from University College London, Dr. Siri Beier Jensen from Aarhus University, and Dr. Douglas Peterson from UConn Health, authors on “Salivary Gland ...

“[...] this study is expected to be helpful in [...] developing a treatment for postmenopausal dry mouth.” Xerostomia can be defined as a subjective sensation ...

Scientists have discovered a special type of cell that resides in salivary glands and is likely crucial for oral health. Scientists at Scripps Research and the National Institute of Dental and ...

Researchers have reported that patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) exhibiting sympathetic denervation in the major salivary glands and the heart tend to have more advanced non-motor symptoms as ...

At Huntsman Cancer Institute, you receive expert, highly specialized care for rare cancers of the salivary glands through our Head and Neck Cancers Disease Center. We combine surgical, medical, ...