Saliva test found to provide quicker adrenal insufficiency diagnosis

“The test, developed by scientists at the University of Sheffield, works by detecting ‘waking’ cortisol, a naturally occurring steroid which peaks in the morning, in saliva rather than the blood. This avoids the need for patients to have a lengthy screening procedure in the hospital where bloods are taken and measured once and then 30 minutes later.”     MORE

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