Tissues: News and Research on Exocrine Glands

MeSH tree: A10.336

What's the difference between hot sweat and cold sweat?

Imagine two scenarios. In the first, you're hiking uphill on a warm day, beads of sweat rolling down your forehead. In the second, you've just remembered you have an exam tomorrow and now the palms of your hands are cold ...

Algae-based gel offers new tool for breast cancer research

In 2020, right when Jane Baude was starting her Ph.D. research at UC Santa Barbara, she learned that a critical component of her experiment—the gel needed to grow and test mammary epithelial cells—wouldn't be available ...

How does the immune system prepare for breastfeeding?

Of the 3.6 million babies born in the United States each year, about 80% begin breastfeeding in their first month of life. Breastfeeding has known benefits for both mother and child, reducing maternal risk of breast and ovarian ...

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