New research from Pickering Laboratories has developed synthetic sweat to replicate how products like PFAS or BFRs contribute ...

Copper surfaces in hospital settings, like the intensive care unit, have been shown to significantly reduce the rate of healthcare associated infections. But a new study by scientists at the ...

Spending time outdoors sometimes comes with the risk of being bitten by a tick carrying Lyme disease, which can lead to chronic illness if left untreated. Luckily, scientists have seemingly found a ...

"The device can provide insights into gout, muscle fatigue during exercise, liver dysfunction and metabolic disorder," ...

We've all felt it: At first comes the trickle, and then the flood. It's embarrassed us, and even torpedoed a presidential campaign. But when was the last time you were grateful for … sweat? Many are ...

A "bead of sweat" is a beautiful turn of phrase, but the imagery is not quite right. Scientifically speaking, it may be more accurate to say a "film of sweat". A new study has found that human ...

Global warming poses a growing threat to human health and work performance. Currently, about 3.6 billion people worldwide ...

There may be new hope in the fight against Lyme disease, a tick-borne infection that sometimes results in chronic illness. Researchers at MIT and the University of Helsinki have determined that human ...

This story is part of Record High, a Grist series examining extreme heat and its impact on how — and where — we live. Under the relentless sun in Africa, the birthplace of humanity, every living thing ...

There’s a pretty fundamental question that those of us who live in metro Phoenix have to ask ourselves in order to live here: ...