Solving sweat-related concerns that occur in daily life, such as hyperhidrosis and sweat smell, can improve people's quality of life. Now, researchers from Osaka University, in collaboration with ...

Eccrine sweat glands—millions of which produce our salty, cooling perspiration—are actually found in all mammals. But in most other animals, the fluid from eccrine glands is not used to cool down, but ...

Eccrine spiradenoma, a rare benign adnexal neoplasm originating from sweat glands, has long been of clinical interest due to its potential for malignant transformation into spiradenocarcinoma.

In a recent perspective published in Science, researchers explored microfluidic systems with a skin interface in assessing chemical exposure and health status. The skin's eccrine sweat glands are ...

Sweat gives you the opportunity for real-time monitoring, which is crucial for health metrics like stress responses or glucose fluctuations. Humans aren't the only mammals with sparse hair. Elephants, ...

You've heard that they can sag with age, perpetuate the name of a regrettable ex, or reveal an embarrassing inability to spell. But tattoos may also impair the way we sweat, potentially causing the ...

Imagine two scenarios. In the first, you're hiking uphill on a warm day, beads of sweat rolling down your forehead. In the second, you've just remembered you have an exam tomorrow and now the palms of ...