Dumbbell-shaped holes in the material may be the key. This is an Inside Science story. The quest to track health information without drawing blood has inspired wearables like Fitbit and Apple Watch, ...

Thin, wearable films packed with discreet sensors promise to change the game when it comes to health monitoring, with the potential to track everything from vitamin C levels, to blood sugar, to signs ...

Technological progress has provided numerous types of health-related devices from wristwatches sensing heartbeat and mobile applications tracking hormonal cycles to the wearable “electronic skin” ...

Summer weather is such a double-edged sword wonderful for beach vacationing or relaxed nights out, but cruel when perspiration finds its way through your clothes. I had suffered from excessive ...

Researchers at MIT have developed a new sweat-proof material they call "electronic skin." The new material is described as a comfortable to wear, sensor-embedded sticky patch able to monitor the ...

There may be a link between sensitive skin and excessive sweating, according to a new study published in the Journal of Drugs in Dermatology. The study, which looked at more than 600 people with both ...

If you sweat excessively, you're likely to have sensitive skin as well, with new research confirming the two go hand-in-hand. A team led by Adam Friedman of George Washington University and Linqing ...

Sweat, especially underarm sweat, has long been treated as something to be plugged, blocked, and masked at the expense of skin irritation, and the aisles of personal care products pushing the zero ...

I don’t need a thermometer to tell me when the temperature has gone over 90°F. All I need is my left wrist. That’s where I wear my watch, and the instant the air temp pops past 90, I get a rash under ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently celebrated his 75th birthday, receiving warm wishes from across the world. Many admire not just his energy but also the radiant glow of his skin. Interestingly, ...

A silk scrunchie may not seem like skin care, but as Dr. Ostad explains, keeping hair off your face and neck is essential for ...