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Shivering actually helps warm our bodies up.
The body is well-equipped to cope with the heat.
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Sweating is just one of the body’s many processes that help keep us cool.
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Keeping warm in winter and cool in summer is down to more than the length of your hair.
How cold is too cold?
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From depression to muscle soreness: what are the potential benefits of cold water therapy?
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If you think your medicine may be contributing to overheating, it’s very important you keep taking your medicine. Discuss your symptoms with your pharmacist or doctor.
A blanket and dog help.
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Keeping your fingers and toes warm is the key.
Sea otters are born with a supercharged metabolism.
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New research finds that ‘leaky mitochondria’ help keep sea otters warm.
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When the weather outside is very hot, it can make us feel really unhappy. Here’s why.
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The beginnings of measuring fever go back more than 400 years.
People with this gene variant shivered less and had a higher core body temperature when exposed to cold water.
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Around 1.5 billion people worldwide have this common genetic variant.
Some people need to bundle up all year round.
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Everything from hormones to certain heath conditions can affect how we feel.
Tsimane children look out over the Maniqui River, in the Bolivian Amazon.
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‘Normal’ body temperature has declined in urban, industrialized settings like the US and UK. Anthropologists find the trend extends to Indigenous people in the Bolivian Amazon – but why?
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Using infrared thermal imaging to screen for COVID19 poses no risk to the public but must be done correctly to be reliable.
A salon owner scans a customer for fever before performing a service.
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‘Normal’ body temperature varies from person to person by age, time of day, where it’s measured, and even menstrual cycle. External conditions also influence your thermometer reading.
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‘Wet-bulb’ temperature records show that deadly thresholds for heat and humidity are arriving faster than anticipated.
It’s all about holding on to the heat you have.
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Winter comes with colder temperatures. You and your body can work together to stay comfortable.
Someone’s too hot and someone’s too cold.
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Everyone has a different ideal temperature at any given time. It could be more comfortable to monitor people’s body temperatures and adjust heating and cooling in response.
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It’s not as simple as saying you won’t ‘feel the benefit’.
When we get hot, sensors in the body tell the brain. The brain then tells the sweat glands to work, and we sweat.
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Sweat comes from special parts in our skin called glands. You might be able to see them if you have a very strong magnifying glass.
Conditioning for the cold.
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Techniques and technology can help athletes perform at their best even in freezing temperatures.