Is There A Device That Can Help Regulate Body Temperature? In today’s Daily Dose, Dr. Lacy Anderson answers a viewer’s question about a device to regulate body temperature. In today’s edition of Daily ...

Metabolism and thyroid hormones: a close relationship. Because they have such a big impact on how your body uses energy, thyroid hormones are often called the metabolic regulators. Your body burns ...

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 ...

Medications to treat various chronic diseases may hinder the body’s ability to lose heat and regulate its core temperature to optimal levels. The loss of effective thermoregulation has implications ...

Scientists at Pennington Biomedical Research Center have gained greater clarity in the brain regions and neurons that control metabolism, body temperature and energy use. Featured in the February ...

As heat waves continue to last longer and become more severe, the zone of "non-survivable" conditions is expanding.

Throughout history, people have had to find ways to cope with varying environmental conditions. Whether they lived in a hot or cold climate or had access to plentiful or limited water, they adapted ...

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. You can have a low body ...

Hot flashes can persist after menopause because low estrogen affects how the brain regulates body temperature. Doctors may recommend hormone therapy or other nonhormonal treatments. A hot flash is a ...