Restrictions due to the pandemic are easing in many states, but we all remember having our temperature checked to get into many businesses during the pandemic. The temperature checks were performed ...

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 ...

We’ve all been getting our temperature checked on the regular these days. Most restaurants and businesses have been scanning peoples’ foreheads with thermometer guns to check for signs of fever as a ...

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 ...

Warmth and cold shape body awareness, emotions, and mental health in ways science is only starting to understand.

Normal body temperatures vary, but if your temperature is 96 and you feel sick, there might be something else going on. You may feel ill and take your temperature, assuming you have a fever. Instead, ...

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When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Feeling under the weather? Chances are you or your doctor will grab a thermometer, take your ...

Thermoregulation is the biological mechanism responsible for maintaining a steady internal body temperature. The three mechanisms of thermoregulation are efferent responses, afferent sensing, and ...

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People with depression have higher body temperatures, suggesting there could be a mental health benefit to lowering the temperatures of those with the disorder, a new UC San Francisco-led study found.