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 ...

The balance between oxidant production and antioxidant defences is critical for maintaining cellular integrity within the salivary glands. Oxidative stress arises when reactive oxygen species (ROS) ...

Impact of intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) on salivary gland function in early-stage nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) patients: A prospective randomized study No significant financial ...

John Carew, MD, is an otolaryngologist and adjunct assistant professor at the Mount Sinai Medical Center department of otolaryngology and NYU Medical Center. Bacterial and viral infections commonly ...

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 ...

San Antonian Judie Willette is one of more than 3 million Americans living with Sjögren’s syndrome, a painful affliction that damages salivary glands and dries out the mouth. “Have you ever ...

Parotid gland tumors develop in the parotid gland, which is the largest of the salivary glands. While many of these tumors are benign, most salivary gland cancers begin in the parotid gland. The ...

Treatment involves excision of the mucocele with associated minor salivary glands to decrease the chance for recurrence. Occasionally, mucoceles will rupture spontaneously and heal without surgical ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . FORT WORTH, Texas — Although salivary gland ultrasonography is not a reliable diagnostic predictor of Sjögren’s ...

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, ...