To better treat and prevent depression, we need to understand more about the brains and bodies in which it occurs. Curiously, a handful of studies have identified links between depressive symptoms and ...

Infants and older adults may also need a slightly warmer room temperature. Your body’s temperature decreases before sleep. A cool, but not cold, room will help you settle into and maintain sleep ...

Factors important in radiant heat loss are the surface area and the temperature gradient. Conduction - through direct contact between objects, molecular transference of heat energy Water conducts heat ...

A team of physiologists at the University of Ottawa's Human and Environmental Physiology Research Unit reports that use of an electric fan during periods of high temperatures by older people does not ...

It was as if, once I turned 16, my body no longer belonged to me but to the world at large and to certain men who drove their cars past it. When I was a little girl, playing shirtless in my family ...

Many of us wash the bulk of our clothes at 40°C. But cooler or hotter temperatures may be best for some items. Our washing machine temperature guide will help you to decide which temperature is best ...

But even the most efficient modern computers will heat up at some point, and while today's machines are designed to stay operational at high CPU temperatures, it can lead to performance issues.

The newest version also introduces tracking of your blood oxygen levels and skin temperature, which can help steer you toward pushing yourself harder or pumping the brakes, based on your body’s ...

Body dysmorphia, also called body dysmorphic disorder (BDD), is a mental health disorder that leads to extreme distress over your appearance. You may think certain parts of your body are defects ...

Unlike The Thing, Society doesn’t start out as a body horror movie; instead, it’s the story of a teenager who suspects his ridiculously wealthy parents are hiding something. Could they be ...

This week, an office conversation turned to body weight. We all know that being overweight is not great for your health—it’s linked to metabolic diseases like diabetes and cardiovascular problems.

A sudden plunge in temperatures is forecast for four states in the central U.S., prompting meteorologists to issue a slew of freeze warnings on Monday. National Weather Service (NWS ...