Cheese is fantastic. So fantastic that 14.1 billion pounds of cheese were produced over the course of 2023 in the U.S alone. Every rose has its thorns, however, and while many enjoy snacking on cheese ...

It’s gross, it stinks sometimes, and it’s pretty well come in handy throughout human history. This week, we’re breaking down the science of sweat. * It should come as no surprise that the vast ...

One of the ways diabetes can affect the body is by overstimulating the sweat glands. Because of this, it's harder to maintain a steady internal body temperature. Extreme fluctuations in blood sugar ...

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.

Hyperhidrosis (extreme, uncontrollable sweating affecting 4.8% of people) is often misunderstood, misrepresented and mismanaged, but for the past 15 years the International Hyperhidrosis Society has ...

LOS ANGELES — When Adam Friedman, MD, establishes a diagnosis of hyperhidrosis with patients and informs them that it's a medical condition, sometimes they break down in tears. "That's because for ...

While endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy (ETS) offers a permanent option for palmar hyperhidrosis, the risk of compensatory sweating following the operation is a serious consideration. The ideal ...

ALTHOUGH gustatory sweating occurring after parotid trauma was described as early as 1853 and was studied by Frey in 1923, it did not assume major surgical importance until surgery of the parotid ...