Glands are important organs located throughout the body. They produce and release substances that perform certain functions. Though you have many glands throughout your body, they fall into two types: ...

Sweat gland removal surgery is a minimally invasive procedure that can treat excessive sweating. While generally well-reviewed, this surgery does have some side effects to be aware of. Sweat gland ...

The human body is full of marvels, some even bordering on miraculous. That includes the limited ability for nerves to regenerate after injuries, allowing people to regain some function and feeling.

Everyone knows that sweating is the body's way of cooling you down -- when sweat reaches the surface of your skin, it evaporates, which has a cooling effect. But not many people understand exactly ...

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 ...

Sweating is a crucial bodily function for temperature regulation, with normal amounts varying significantly. While excessive ...

Nigel Taylor receives, or has received, funding from Defence Science & Technology, Fire & Rescue NSW, the Australian Research Council, the National Health & Medical Research Council, the National ...

To date, few fundamentals have been known about the most common gland in the body, the sweat glands that are essential to controlling body temperature, allowing humans to live in the world’s diverse ...

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 ...