The Scandinavian winter swimming culture combines brief dips in cold water with hot sauna sessions—and now, a study of young men who participate regularly in these polar plunges finds that winter swimming may allow the ...
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It is easier to get infected in winter than in summer—this is true for the Corona pandemic, for influenza and for other viral diseases. Relative humidity plays an important role in this. Outdoors, it is much higher outside ...
Sep 17, 2021
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Human evolution has provided us a level of protection from the existential threat of cold temperature with the capacity to produce heat from fat stored in the body. However, with age, people become more susceptible to cold ...
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More than five million extra deaths a year can be attributed to abnormal hot and cold temperatures, according to a world first international study led by Monash University.
Jul 8, 2021
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A new source of energy expending brown fat cells has been uncovered by researchers at the Joslin Diabetes Center, which they say points towards potential new therapeutic options for obesity. According to the new report, published ...
Apr 12, 2021
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The common cold virus could offer some level of protection against COVID-19 infection, according to a new study.
Mar 23, 2021
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The role of a protein in detecting the common cold virus and kickstarting an immune response to fight infection has been uncovered by a team of scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore), ...
Dec 1, 2020
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Half of vaccines are wasted annually because they aren't kept cold. Chemical engineers have discovered a way to stabilize viruses in vaccines with proteins instead of temperature.
Nov 11, 2020
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University of North Carolina School of Medicine scientists have made a curious discovery about a well-known human protein that helps the immune system fight viral infections. The lab of Stan Lemon MD, and colleagues found ...
Oct 22, 2020
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As the flu season approaches, a strained public health system may have a surprising ally—the common cold virus.
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