What science says about the best ways to cool down
We spend most of the year complaining that Britain is too cold and wet but gripe with just as much enthusiasm about the heat.
Jul 11, 2022
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We spend most of the year complaining that Britain is too cold and wet but gripe with just as much enthusiasm about the heat.
Jul 11, 2022
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Among firefighters, the risk of having an irregular heart rhythm, known as atrial fibrillation (AFib), increases with the number of fires they respond to, according to new research published today in the Journal of the American ...
Mar 23, 2022
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In 2020, more than 2,000 U.S. service members experienced heat stroke or heat exhaustion. Such injuries pose a "significant and persistent threat to both the health of U.S. military members and the effectiveness of military ...
Feb 3, 2022
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As flu season progresses, so does the chorus of advice, professional and otherwise, to drink plenty of fluids and take fever-reducing medications, like acetaminophen, ibuprofen or aspirin.
Feb 2, 2022
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When I wake at 3 a.m. or so, I'm prone to picking on myself. And I know I'm not the only one who does this. A friend of mine calls 3 a.m. thoughts "barbed-wire thinking," because you can get caught in it.
Oct 13, 2021
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Whether it's from jetting across time zones, pulling all-nighters at school or working the overnight shift, chronically disrupting our circadian rhythm—or internal biological clocks—can take a measurable toll on everything ...
Sep 14, 2021
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In a study published this month in Physiology & Behavior, research teams at the University of Tsukuba, led by Takeshi Nishiyasu, and at Niigata University of Health and Welfare, led by Tomomi Fujimoto, have found that, when ...
Aug 19, 2021
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Public health scientist Naresh Kumar found that clinical visits by multiple sclerosis patients to Veterans Affairs medical centers increased during months associated with warmer weather and high humidity. With sweltering ...
Aug 5, 2021
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