Dental floss that can measure stress (IMAGE)

Tufts University

Dental floss that can measure stress

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“We didn’t want measurement to create an additional source of stress, so we thought, can we make a sensing device that becomes part of your day-to-day routine?” says Sameer Sonkusale. “Cortisol is a stress marker found in saliva, so flossing seemed like a natural fit to take a daily sample.” Illustration: Nafize Ishtiaque Hossain

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Nafize Ishtiaque Hossain

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