News tagged with sweat glands

Researchers finds hidden sensory system in the skin

Researchers report that the human body has an entirely unique and separate sensory system aside from the nerves that give most of us the ability to touch and feel. Surprisingly, this sensory network is located throughout ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Dec 08, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (15) | comments 1

Is nicotinamide overload a trigger for type 2 diabetes?

Facing the increasing prevalence of type 2 diabetes worldwide in the past few decades, one may ask what is wrong with humans. Geneticists tell us that the human genome has not changed markedly in such a short time. Therefore, ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Dec 22, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Wallowing in mud is more than just temperature control

(PhysOrg.com) -- While it is well accepted knowledge that pigs wallow in mud in order to regulate body temperature and keep cool, a new study published in Applied Animal Behavior Science shows that the wa ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created May 02, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 3 | with audio podcast report

Skin biology illuminates how stem cells operate

(PhysOrg.com) -- As a girl, Elaine Fuchs borrowed her mother’s old strainers and mixing bowls to collect polliwogs, an activity she credits for her present-day career as a biologist.

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Mar 24, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0