New technology could make it significantly easier to monitor patients’ vital health signs. Engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed an electronic finger wrap that monitors ...

A "bead of sweat" is a beautiful turn of phrase, but the imagery is not quite right. Scientifically speaking, it may be more accurate to say a "film of sweat". A new study has found that human ...

Sweat is something that your body produces all the time, and while it may be sticky, it's also super important: It helps hold your body temperature at a healthy level, and it allows you to exercise ...

New research from Pickering Laboratories has developed synthetic sweat to replicate how products like PFAS or BFRs contribute to dermal absorption, according to News Medical. Persistent chemicals ...

It's often said that horses can sense human emotions, and new research has revealed that they can detect fear by smelling our sweat. Smell plays an important role in animal communication. While some ...

Silver-coated nanopillars selectively bind glucose in sweat, producing measurable light changes. A compact LED and Bluetooth module relay readings to a phone in real time.

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