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November 5, 2019

Sweating for science

By Emily Morrison

MU researcher uses sweat monitors to predict behavioral issues in adolescents severely affected with autism

Oct. 10, 2019
Contact: Brian Consiglio, 573-882-9144, consigliob@missouri.edu

COLUMBIA, Mo. – When people become stressed, their bodies can respond by sweating. Now, researchers at the University of Missouri are monitoring how much adolescents severely affected by autism sweat in order to better understand when behavioral issues, such as aggression, are likely to occur.

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