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Research shows how time of day determines effectiveness of cold exposure i
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Short-term exposure to cold temperatures stimulates brown fat, which burns calories and has emerged as a popular target for promoting cardiometabolic health.
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Study discovers how time of day determines effectiveness of cold exposure
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Brief exposure to cold temperatures activates brown fat, which burns calories and has become a prominent target to promote cardiometabolic health.
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Study finds how time of day determines effectiveness of cold exposure in b
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Brown fat, which burns calories and has become a popular target to encourage cardiometabolic health, is activated by brief exposure to cold temperatures.
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Nervous system plays key role in severe allergy shock: Study
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
A key feature of the severe allergic reaction known as anaphylaxis is an abrupt drop in blood pressure and body temperature, causing people to faint and, if untreated, potentially die.
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Key role identified for nervous system in severe allergic shock
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
An abrupt drop in blood pressure and body temperature is a key feature of the severe allergic reaction known as anaphylaxis, causing people to faint and, if untreated, potentially die. That response has long been attributed to blood vessel dilation and leakage. However, in a mouse study, res
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Researchers discover key feature of severe allergic reaction
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
An abrupt drop in blood pressure and body temperature is a key feature of the severe allergic reaction known as anaphylaxis, causing people to faint and, if untreated, potentially die.
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Fever-reducing medicine given unnecessarily to children by one in three pa
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
For many children, the winter season comes with regular exposure to circulating viruses at school or daycare. A warm forehead is often one of the first clear signs a child has caught a bug
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New study identifies key neurons that maintain body temperature in mammals
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
A group of neurons, called EP3 neurons, in the preoptic area of the brain play a key role in regulating body temperature in mammals, reported a research group at Nagoya University in Japan.
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Key neurons that maintain body temperature in mammals identified in new st
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
A group of neurons, called EP3 neurons, in the preoptic area of the brain play a key role in regulating body temperature in mammals, reported a research group at Nagoya University in Japan.
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Study reveals essential neurons that maintain animal's body temperature at
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
A group of researchers from Nagoya University in Japan discovered that EP3 neurons in the preoptic area of the brain play an important role in controlling body temperature in animals.
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Study finds how hormone fluctuations increase survival probabilities
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Blood levels of stress hormones in free-living great tits vary greatly. As the great tits encountered various ambient temperatures, the researchers noted significant variations in how strongly the levels of the glucocorticoid hormone changed in various individuals.
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Study reveals why brain cells are needed for fever
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The body's response to infection or inflammation is fever, which also serves as a defence mechanism against things like viruses and bacteria. The body releases molecules called cytokines into the bloodstream when it is infected or inflammatory. The blood-brain barrier, a system of microscopi
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