Humans have up to four million sweat glands distributed over the body. Approximately three million of these are eccrine sweat glands. Eccrine glands secrete an odorless, clear fluid that serves to aid ...

As someone who has had notoriously sweaty underarms since childhood (RIP old dance costumes and all who stood near me), I’m incredibly familiar with the plight known as sweating, and the disappointing ...

In case you haven’t gotten the memo, summer is definitely in full swing. That means peak season for ice cream, sunblock, and a regular deluge of pit-drenching, clothes-soaking, decorum-destroying ...

Sweating is a crucial bodily function for temperature regulation, with normal amounts varying significantly. While excessive sweating (hyperhidrosis) can signal health issues, insufficient sweating ...

But what if you've got sweaty feet 24/7, regardless of the temperature outside or how much you've exercised? According to the International Hyperhidrosis Society, 3 percent of the population has ...

Sweating helps your body regulate temperature, but it’s a function that many people don’t seem to be fond of based on the number of antiperspirants and anti-sweat treatments on the market. “When ...

More than 20 million people are being affected by a heat wave this week. So it's safe to say that sweat is on our minds a bit more than usual. With temperatures soaring into the 100's in some parts of ...

"It could have been SO much worse," says Sarah Everts, the author of a new book called The Joy of Sweat, that is all about, you guessed it, the science of sweating. Turns out human sweat — our body's ...