ATLANTA — As summer temperatures rise, it's important to understand how your body works to keep you cool. Your body has a built-in air conditioning unit: sweat. The normal body temperature is 98.6 ...

A fan might feel like a lifeline in a heatwave, and for older adults it may be of some help – but not as much as it might seem. A new study has found that while high-speed fan use slightly reduced ...

Researchers at Arizona State University are using a high-tech mannequin to learn more about how the human body responds to extreme heat. "ANDI stands for Advanced Mutant Dynamic instrument, and it’s ...

Physiologic monitoring may be used in conjunction with other environmental measurements as a means to determine the heath impact of heat stress. Such techniques include oral, skin, and aural ...

A person who suffers from excessive sweating while sleeping will sometimes experience a higher core body temperature while they are asleep. Hyperhidrosis is a disease that causes the sweat glands to ...

Amanda Meyer is affiliated with the American Association for Anatomy and the Global Neuroanatomy Network. Monika Zimanyi does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company ...