Cystic fibrosis is an inherited disorder that leads to problems throughout the body, especially the lungs. It results in chronic illness and a shortened lifespan. The disease is caused by a mutation ...

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an incurable genetic disease in which patients have chronic lung infections. The sooner CF is diagnosed, the better the symptoms can be managed. But current tests can give ...

Soon, a fingerprint sweat test could be used to check that such people are following instructions. Currently, blood tests are required to detect which antipsychotics are being taken, and in what ...

Although breathalyzers have been used to check drivers' blood alcohol levels for decades now, the things do have their drawbacks. In the near future, however, police officers and others may get better ...

July 31 (UPI) --Researchers have developed a method to test the chemical composition of sweat to detect cystic fibrosis in screen-positive infants. Cystic fibrosis, or CF, is an incurable genetic ...

WASHINGTON — Breaking a sweat? Researchers are creating a skin patch that can test those droplets while people exercise and beam results to their smartphones, possibly a new way to track health and ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Sweat testing used to only be done for professional sports players, but now it has gone mainstream. Dr. Sandy Fowkes Godek, an expert in hydration sports science, is in charge ...

What an athlete puts into his body is just as important as how he trains. At the Sanford Fieldhouse, the sweat test helps determine exactly what fuel athletes need to perform at their top level. “When ...