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The temperature the human body cannot survive
Scientists have identified the maximum mix of heat and humidity a human body can survive.
Aug 9, 2023
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Health
Q&A: What to do if the heat makes you sick
As anyone who has attempted to move around outside in extreme heat can attest, steamy days in the mid-90s are hard on the human body.
Jul 2, 2021
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Medical research
Could coffee be the secret to fighting obesity?
Scientists from the University of Nottingham have discovered that drinking a cup of coffee can stimulate 'brown fat', the body's own fat-fighting defenses, which could be the key to tackling obesity and diabetes.
Jun 24, 2019
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Stanford researchers' cooling glove 'better than steroids'
(Medical Xpress)—The temperature-regulation research of Stanford biologists H. Craig Heller and Dennis Grahn has led to a device that rapidly cools body temperature, greatly improves exercise recovery, and could help explain ...
Aug 30, 2012
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Brain receptor that regulates body heat may also help accelerate weight loss
The brain mechanism that enables us to maintain a constant body temperature may also be the key to rapid weight loss, a new study finds. In experiments involving mice that were given a calorie-restricted diet, scientists ...
Dec 2, 2019
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Neuroscience
Scientists press mammal 'snooze button' to understand hibernation
Could humans eventually be induced to hibernate to protect them after an injury or preserve them during deep space travel?
Jun 11, 2020
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New findings on mechanisms for body temperature regulation by fat tissue
New discoveries about the mechanism responsible for heat generation in the body related to fat tissue oppose classical views in the field and could lead to new ways to fight metabolic disorders associated with obesity, according ...
Oct 5, 2017
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Method using tarp to cool person with heat stroke is effective
A team of University of Arkansas researchers has found that, if a tub of ice water is not available for cooling someone who is suffering from exertional heat stroke, making a "taco" out of a tarp to immerse the person in ...
Feb 23, 2017
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Immunology
Fighting multiple sclerosis with cold
In evolutionary biology, the "life history theory," first proposed in the 1950s, postulates that when the environment is favorable, the resources used by any organism are devoted for growth and reproduction. Conversely, in ...
Oct 22, 2021
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Humans can endure lower max temperatures and humidities than previously thought
As climate change nudges the global temperature higher, there is rising interest in the maximum environmental conditions like heat and humidity to which humans can adapt. New Penn State research found that in humid climates, ...
Mar 2, 2022
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