Hyderabad: A painless sweat test for inflammation could reduce hospital blood draws for people with heart disease and chronic infections. Researchers at BITS Pilani Hyderabad have now built a gold ...

The test measures chloride levels in sweat. High levels indicate a possible diagnosis of CF. Chloride is an electrolyte essential for maintaining fluid balance and crucial for regulating salt and ...

There are a variety of wearable health monitors, such as smartwatches and blood glucose monitors. Scientists have now developed a small, 3D printed monitor that can measure the levels of various ...

A Northwestern University-led research team has developed a novel skin-mounted sticker that absorbs sweat and then changes color to provide an accurate, easy-to-read diagnosis of cystic fibrosis ...

Sweat is turning into one of medicine’s most revealing data streams, and artificial intelligence is learning how to read it. Instead of relying only on blood draws or implanted devices, researchers ...

In the Middle Ages, a grim adage sometimes turned up in European folklore and children’s stories: Woe to that child which when kissed on the forehead tastes salty. He is bewitched and soon must die. A ...

WASHINGTON -- Breaking a sweat? Researchers are creating a skin patch that can test those droplets while people exercise and beam results to their smartphones, possibly a new way to track health and ...

A research team has developed a novel skin-mounted sticker that absorbs sweat and then changes color to provide an accurate, easy-to-read diagnosis of cystic fibrosis within minutes. A Northwestern ...

WASHINGTON - Breaking a sweat? Researchers are creating a skin patch that can test those droplets while people exercise and beam results to their smartphones, possibly a new way to track health and ...