Keeping cool could help stall the signs of ageing, going by tests on mice carried out by scientists at Massachusetts Institute of Technology's (MIT) Whitehead Institute and Harvard Medical School. The ...

Common knowledge says that your body temperature should be 98.6 degrees F and that a high or low body temperature signals something is wrong. But that's not quite true. In general, normal body ...

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 ...

That thermometer reading you barely glance at during a doctor’s visit? It might be hiding critical information about your health that goes far beyond checking for a fever. While we’ve long treated ...

When you’re feeling sick and wondering whether to go to work or school, the thermometer often has the final verdict. Most people have been taught a body temperature of 98.6 Fahrenheit is normal, while ...

Aims Risk stratification in patients admitted with worsening heart failure (HF) is essential for tailoring therapy and counselling. Risk models are available but rarely used, in part because many ...