In view of a possible relationship between electrolyte transport and ouabain sensitive ATPase, determination of this enzyme activity was undertaken in isolated sweat gland tissue from cystic ...

...[autonomic nerve fibers] play an important role in the predisposition to foot ulceration... A novel technique to measure the density of autonomic nerve fibers that innervate sweat glands could ...

Health monitoring is poised for a major transformation with the advent of sweat-powered wearable devices. Researchers have ...

During summer’s warm weather, our sweat glands go into overdrive. But instead of relying on deodorants and perfumes, could we control our body odour – and even make it smell more attractive ...

Even though our hands have sweat glands, medical experts say there is little evidence that sweat can transfer harmful germs. In fact, sweat produces natural antibiotics that protect our own bodies.

Overactive sweat glands may seem like a sign of a killer workout but as it turns out, it may have more to do with your physiology than how much effort you're actually putting in. Sweating is an ...

The hypothalamus sends messages to the sweat glands resulting in increased sweat production. Heat energy from the body will convert the water in sweat to water vapour. This lowers the body ...

Heat rash — also known as prickly heat, summer rash, or wildfire rash — occurs when the sweat gland ducts become blocked with sweat. Cooling or gently patting the rash may provide some relief.

Our body functions best at around 98.6 degrees. When we go above that, our millions of sweat glands produce sweat to cool us off. Check out the inside of sweaty guy's mouth. It's full of good ...